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Knee osteoarthritis in 50 former top-level footballers : A comparative (control group) study |
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texte imprimé |
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2008 |
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pp.174-178 |
| Langues : |
Français (fre) |
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Objectives. - To study the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis in a group of former top-level football players and to assess the condition's impact on joint function and structure, compared with a control group. Materials and methods. - A cross-sectional, descriptive study was performed on a group of male former top-level football players (group Gl), aged over 45 and with no history of knee trauma, arthritis, arthropathy or surgery. A second group of otherwise matched nonsporting subjects (group G2) was compared with the first group. For each subject, we specified age, weight, height, body mass index (BMI), dominant foot, the presence of knee axis deviation, the presence of pain and functional impairment. The pain level was assessed using a visual analogue scale (VAS). The functional assessment was performed using the Arabic version of the Lequesne index. Moreover, for each former player, we specified a number of sporting parameters, including those related to their playing career. The diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis was made using standard radiological and clinical criteria. The radiological severity of knee osteoarthritis was assessed using the Kellgren and Lawrence classification. We compared the two groups in terms of the frequency of knee osteoarthritis, the severity of pain and disability and the severity of structural impairment. Results. - Our study included two groups of patients: a group of 50 former football players (Gl) with a mean age of 49.2. Overweight was noted |
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in Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine > Vol. 51, n°3 (Avril 2008) . - pp.174-178
[article] Knee osteoarthritis in 50 former top-level footballers : A comparative (control group) study [texte imprimé] . - 2008 . - pp.174-178. Langues : Français ( fre) in Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine > Vol. 51, n°3 (Avril 2008) . - pp.174-178
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Objectives. - To study the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis in a group of former top-level football players and to assess the condition's impact on joint function and structure, compared with a control group. Materials and methods. - A cross-sectional, descriptive study was performed on a group of male former top-level football players (group Gl), aged over 45 and with no history of knee trauma, arthritis, arthropathy or surgery. A second group of otherwise matched nonsporting subjects (group G2) was compared with the first group. For each subject, we specified age, weight, height, body mass index (BMI), dominant foot, the presence of knee axis deviation, the presence of pain and functional impairment. The pain level was assessed using a visual analogue scale (VAS). The functional assessment was performed using the Arabic version of the Lequesne index. Moreover, for each former player, we specified a number of sporting parameters, including those related to their playing career. The diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis was made using standard radiological and clinical criteria. The radiological severity of knee osteoarthritis was assessed using the Kellgren and Lawrence classification. We compared the two groups in terms of the frequency of knee osteoarthritis, the severity of pain and disability and the severity of structural impairment. Results. - Our study included two groups of patients: a group of 50 former football players (Gl) with a mean age of 49.2. Overweight was noted |
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Knee osteoarthritis in 50 former top-level footballers : A comparative (control group) study in Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine, Vol. 51, n°3 (Avril 2008)
