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ArticleJournal of science and medicine in sport2008

The effects of gender and pubertal status on generalized joint laxity in young athletes.

Carmen E Quatman, Kevin R Ford, Gregory D Myer, Mark V Paterno, Timothy E Hewett

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Article in Journal of science and medicine in sport, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 89 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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89 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 218 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Carmen E QuatmanCincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Kevin R Ford
Gregory D Myer
Mark V Paterno
Timothy E Hewett
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center · US

Funding

Multi-faceted Approach to Modeling ACL Injury MechanismsR01AR056259 · NIAMS · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI HEWETT, TIMOTHY E · 2009 to 2017
$4.9M
IDENTIFYING FEMALE ATHLETES AT HIGH RISK FOR ACL INJURYR01AR049735 · NIAMS · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI HEWETT, TIMOTHY E · 2004 to 2008
$2.6M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR049735NIAMS NIH HHS R01-AR049735NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR056259
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our purpose was to examine the effects of pubertal status on generalized joint laxity in a population of male and female athletes. We hypothesized that females would show higher generalized joint laxity after the onset of puberty while males would not. This cross-sectional cohort study included 275 female and 143 male middle school and high school basketball and soccer athletes. Joint laxity was assessed using the Beighton and Horan Joint Mobility Index. BHJMI scores were averaged and female and male athletes were compared by pubertal stage. Females demonstrated increased joint laxity scores between pre-pubertal and post-pubertal groups (P=0.042), while males did not. Pre-pubertal male and female athletes were not different in cumulative joint laxity scores (female pre-puberty mean=2.00; male pre-pubertal mean=1.66). However, following the onset of puberty females (pubertal mean=2.96; post-pubertal mean=3.03) demonstrated a greater joint laxity score compared to males (pubertal mean=1.24; post-pubertal mean=1.30). Gender differences in BHJMI score was found at puberty and post-puberty (P<0.001). In contrast to males, females may have greater generalized joint laxity following the onset of puberty. Structural and physiological changes that occur during puberty such as alterations in passive joint restraints, may affect the type, severity and incidence of injuries in the maturing adolescent population.

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AdolescentChildCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansJoint InstabilityMalePubertySex Factors

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PMID17597005
PMCPMC2453596
OpenAlexW1993837858

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