Osteoarthritic changes in the knees of recently retired male professional footballers : a pilot study

dc.contributor.authorCarmody, S.
dc.contributor.authorAoki, H.
dc.contributor.authorKilic, O.
dc.contributor.authorMaas, M.
dc.contributor.authorMassey, A.
dc.contributor.authorKerkhoffs, Gino M.
dc.contributor.authorGouttebarge, Vincent
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-29T06:14:27Z
dc.date.available2022-11-29T06:14:27Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is common amongst retired male professional footballers. There is limited understanding with respect to the interplay between imaging findings, clinical presentation and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in retired professional footballers with knee OA. OBJECTIVES: This pilot study aimed to evaluate the extent of radiological and clinical knee OA in a cohort of retired male professional footballers, and to explore the relationship between these findings and knee-related PROMs. METHODS: Fifteen retired male professional footballers underwent knee radiographs and were surveyed on their history of clinical OA, severe knee injury and previous knee surgery. The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Physical Function Short Form (KOOS-PS) and the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Global Health (PROMIS-GH) were used to assess health outcomes, such as level of function and pain. RESULTS: Radiological knee OA was diagnosed in six out of 15 participants. Seven of the participants had a clinical diagnosis of knee OA. Evidence of clinical and radiological OA was present amongst four participants. Radiological knee OA and clinical OA was significantly associated with a history of severe knee injury and previous knee surgery. Low correlations (ρ<-0.40) were found between knee OA severity and knee-related PROMs. Moderate correlation (ρ=-0.65) was found between clinical knee OA and KOOS-SP. CONCLUSION: Clinical knee OA correlates with PROMs amongst retired professional footballers but radiological OA does not. Further studies are required to understand the relationship between imaging findings, clinical presentation and PROMs amongst retired professional footballers with knee OA.en_US
dc.description.departmentSports Medicineen_US
dc.description.librariandm2022en_US
dc.description.urihttps://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/sajsmen_US
dc.identifier.citationCarmody, S., Aoki, H., Kilic, O., Maas, M., Massey, A., Kerkhoffs, G. & Gouttebarge, V. (2022) Osteoarthritic changes in the knees of recently retired male professional footballers: a pilot study. South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 34(1). https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516X/2022/v34i1a12816.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2078-516X (online)
dc.identifier.issn1015-5163 (print)
dc.identifier.other10.17159/2078-516X/2022/v34i1a12816
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88521
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademy of Science of South Africaen_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License.en_US
dc.subjectOsteoarthritisen_US
dc.subjectKnee injuriesen_US
dc.subjectProfessional footballersen_US
dc.subjectRetirementen_US
dc.subjectKnee osteoarthritis (OA)en_US
dc.subjectPatient-reported outcome measures (PROMs)en_US
dc.titleOsteoarthritic changes in the knees of recently retired male professional footballers : a pilot studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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