ArticleInternational orthopaedics2018
Knee alignment in adolescents is correlated with participation in weight-bearing sports.
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- Impact of sports participation on genu varum among youth: a systematic review.British medical bulletin · 2026Pooled it
- Two-year follow-up of varus progression in young professional football players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee (CPAK) in children and adolescents : an analysis of 655 knees according to the CPAK classification.Bone & joint open · 2026Article
- Contributions of the Distal Femur and Proximal Tibia to Idiopathic Genu Varum and Genu Valgum in Adolescents.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2024Article
- Hemi-Percutaneous Epiphysiodesis Using Transphyseal Screws at Lateral Proximal Tibias After Epiphyseal Fusion of Distal Phalanges in the Hand Results in Undercorrection of Genu Varum.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- High Prevalence of Varus Knee Malalignment in Adolescent Football Players-Clinical Lower Leg Axis Measurements of Male Junior Football Players Aged 7 to 18 Years.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Coronal Alignment of Lower Limbs in the Adolescent Football and Ice Hockey Players.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Rebound phenomenon and its risk factors after hemiepiphysiodesis using tension band plate in children with coronal angular deformity.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeWeight-bearing sports might influence the alignment of the lower extremities during growth. The relationship between participation in weight-bearing sports and the alignment of the lower extremities in adolescents has not been adequately studied yet. The aim of the study was to investigate whether sports participation during growth in early adolescence is correlated with the development of genu varum.
methodsThe design was a correlation study in which 1008 (564 boys, 444 girls) healthy adolescents (from 12 to 19 years of age) were recruited in secondary schools. The alignment of the knee was determined by measuring the intercondylar (IC) and intermalleolar (IM) distance using a specially designed instrument and an inside calliper. The degree of sports participation of the participants was determined by a questionnaire in which they were asked how many hours a week they participated in sports and for how many years in total.
resultsThe results of this study revealed a significant correlation between participation in weight-bearing sports and genu varum in each of three different age groups, both for boys and girls.
conclusionOur results show that there is an association between the alignment of the knee joint and participation in weight-bearing sports during early adolescence.
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