SynthesisDeutsches Arzteblatt international2021
The Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis in Professional Soccer Players—a Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Association between physical activity and knee osteoarthritis: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of blood flow restriction combined with electrical stimulation on muscle functions and performance in university football players with knee osteoarthritis.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- [BK 2118: knee osteoarthritis in professional football : Expert assessment of occupational exposure, sports injury, and competing causes].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Personalizing fall fear prevention in knee osteoarthritis: an interpretable prediction framework via IGKSO synchronous optimization and SHAP-based risk stratification.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Anterior cruciate ligament injury incidence in male and female soccer players: A longitudinal study over six consecutive seasons.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- Analysis of Genu Varum in Young Male Professional Soccer Players.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Imaging-detected sports injuries and imaging-guided interventions in athletes during the 2022 FIFA football (soccer) World Cup.Skeletal radiology · 2025Article
- Is Quality of Life a Reason Related to the Retirement of Professional Male Soccer Players?Translational sports medicine · 2025Article
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures in Russian Premier League Soccer Players During the 2010 to 2021/2022 Competitive Seasons: The Epidemiology and Details of Return to Sports.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Strength Training Is Associated With Less Knee Osteoarthritis: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2024Observational
- Influence of leg axis alignment on MRI T2* mapping of the knee in young professional soccer players.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Intra-articular injections in sport-active patients with degenerative cartilage lesions or osteoarthritis of the knee: a systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2023Review
- Football-related injuries are the major reason for the career end of professional male football players.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe address the question whether professional soccer players with and without macroinjury of the knee joint are at an elevated risk for knee osteoarthritis.
methodsA systematic review with meta-analyses was conducted. The study protocol was prospectively registered (registration number CRD42019137139). The MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases were searched for relevant publications; in addition, forward searching was performed, and the listed references were considered. All steps of the process were undertaken independently by two reviewers, and any discordances were resolved by consensus. For all publications whose full text was included, the methods used were critically evaluated. The quality of the evidence was judged using the GRADE criteria.
resultsThe pooled odds ratio for objectively ascertained osteoarthrosis of the knee was 2.25 (95% confidence interval [1.41-3.61], I
conclusionA marked association was found between soccer playing and knee osteoarthritis in male professional soccer players. For female professional soccer players, the risk of knee osteoarthritis could not be assessed because of the lack of data. Knee injuries seem to play an important role in the development of knee osteoarthritis in professional soccer players.
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