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Playing Football as a Risk Factor for Lower Leg Malalignment?—Comparing Lower Leg Axis of Male Adolescent Football Players and Referees

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العنوان: Playing Football as a Risk Factor for Lower Leg Malalignment?—Comparing Lower Leg Axis of Male Adolescent Football Players and Referees
المؤلفون: Clemens Memmel, André Denzlein, Dominik Szymski, Lorenz Huber, Leonard Achenbach, Stephan Gerling, Volker Alt, Werner Krutsch, Matthias Koch
المصدر: Applied Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 13, p 7928 (2023)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Technology
LCC:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
LCC:Biology (General)
LCC:Physics
LCC:Chemistry
مصطلحات موضوعية: bowlegs, varus knee alignment, knee malalignment, genu varum, junior football, Technology, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TA1-2040, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Physics, QC1-999, Chemistry, QD1-999
الوصف: The prevalence of varus knee malalignment among junior and adult football players (FP) has proven to be higher compared to other sports. No causal relationship has yet been found, as genu varum can be assumed to be an independent risk factor for the development of knee osteoarthritis. The purpose of this study is to compare knee alignment measurements and sport-specific data of adolescent football players and referees (REF). Knee alignment was detected by measuring the intercondylar/intermalleolar distance (ICD/IMD) as well as the Hip–Knee–Ankle angle (HKA) using a standardized digital frontal-plane photograph. Anthropometric and sports-related data (training/match exposure, seasons actively played, etc.) were collected by means of questionnaires (Clinical trial registration number: DRKS00020446). A total of 28 male FP and 29 male adolescent REF were included in the survey. The mean age was 17.4 ± 0.7 years. The two groups did not differ significantly in age, height, weight, BMI, and overall football/refereeing exposure per week (FP vs. REF: 274 vs. 285 min/week, p = 0.61). The HKA of the FP was significantly lower (toward varus) than that of the REF (177.6° ± 2.4° vs. 179.0° ± 2.4°; p < 0.001). However, ICD did not significantly differ (FP: 17 ± 25 mm, REF: 13 ± 27 mm; p = 0.55). The football environment with frequent football exposure seems to have an influence on leg axis deviation in FP compared to REF. For prevention of knee osteoarthritis in FP, an advanced understanding of leg axis development in adolescent players is essential and, therefore, needs further research.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2076-3417
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/13/7928; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app13137928
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/73b299535ecb47309a899d08b2069280
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.73b299535ecb47309a899d08b2069280
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:20763417
DOI:10.3390/app13137928