Osteoarthritis of the knee in retired, elite Australian Rules footballers
Osteoarthritis of the knee in retired, elite Australian Rules footballers
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DOI:
10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb140072.x
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发表时间:
1997-02-17
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
Brukner, P
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作者:
Deacon, A;Bennell, K;Brukner, P
Objective: To determine the functional and radiological status of knee joints of retired Australian Rules footballers compared with those of active community members.Design: Retrospective cohort study.Participants: Fifty retired elite footballers aged 34-85 years (mean, 53.7 years; SD, 11.4) from four AFL clubs and 50 age-matched controls (35-79 years; mean, 55.7 years; SD, 12.4) who had played no contact sport since their teenage years.Main outcome measures: Severity of knee functional osteoarthritis as determined by a questionnaire, and assessment of osteoarthritis by posteroanterior weight-bearing radiographs taken of both knees of each participant in 45-degree flexion.Results: After adjusting for age, height, weight and body mass index, footballers had a significantly greater prevalence (P