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ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2020

Relationship Between Spinal-Pelvic Sagittal Balance and Pelvic-Femoral Injuries in Professional Soccer Players.

Antoine Ferenczi, Antoine Moraux, Franck Le Gall, André Thevenon, Valérie Wieczorek

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Article in Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Antoine FerencziService de Médecine du Sport et de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, CHU Lille, France.
Antoine MorauxHôpital Privé La Louvière, Lille, France.
Franck Le GallOlympique de Marseille, Marseille, France.
André ThevenonService de Médecine du Sport et de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, CHU Lille, France.
Valérie WieczorekService de Médecine du Sport et de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, CHU Lille, France.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille · FRLaboratoire d’Imagerie Biomédicale · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPelvic-femoral injuries are a common problem in football (soccer) players. However, the risk factors for these injuries are unclear. Our knowledge of spinal-pelvic sagittal balance has increased considerably over the past few years, notably as a result of new radiographic techniques such the EOS radiographic imaging system. PURPOSE: To investigate the link between spinal-pelvic sagittal balance on EOS imaging and the incidence of pelvic-femoral injuries. STUDY

designCohort study; Level of evidence, 2.

methodsPlayers in a League 1 professional soccer team were observed for 5 consecutive seasons. All players included in the study underwent EOS radiographic imaging. All acute and microtraumatic injuries to the pelvic-femoral complex were recorded prospectively: hamstrings, psoas, quadriceps, adductors, obturators, and pubic symphysis. We analyzed the relationship between injury incidence and key radiographic parameters involved in pelvic balance.

resultsA total of 61 players were included (mean age, 24.5 years; n = 149 injuries; mean pelvic tilt, 9.08° ± 5.6°). A significant link was observed between the incidence of pelvic-femoral injuries and pelvic tilt (

conclusionIn professional soccer players, a low pelvic tilt was associated with a high incidence of all pelvic-femoral injuries as well as acute pelvic-femoral injuries. These results could lead to new preventive methods for these musculotendinous injuries through physical therapy.

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acute injuryadductorsEOS imaginghamstringsobturatorspelvic-femoral injurypelvic tiltquadricepsspinal-pelvic sagittal balance

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PMID31934595
PMCPMC6947882
OpenAlexW2999225073

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