ArticleHeliyon2023
The influence of different sports on cartilage adaptations: A systematic review.
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- Classification of Physical Activity Programs Based on the Kellgren & Lawrence Scale for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review.Musculoskeletal care · 2024Pooled it
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- Mechanical Signatures of Tibiofemoral Cartilage Degeneration Identified by Unconfined Compression Testing: Implications for Early Osteoarthritis Risk in Athletes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Exploratory analysis of infrapatellar fat pad MRI-based radiomics for detection of knee structure abnormalities in collegiate basketball players and swimmers.Osteoarthritis imaging · 2025Article
- Biomechanical analysis of hip, knee, and ankle joint contact forces during squats in elite powerlifters.PloS one · 2025Article
- Impact of treadmill running on distal femoral cartilage thickness: a cross-sectional study of professional athletes and healthy controls.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Machine learning-based optimization of contract renewal predictions in Korea Baseball organization.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Intra-articular injections in sport-active patients with degenerative cartilage lesions or osteoarthritis of the knee: a systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2023Review
- Ankle Joint MRI-Comparison of Image Quality and Effect of Sports-Related Stress.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Molecular composition and structural adaptation are changes in the cartilage tissue after different stimuli. Sports activities with different loads at different angles, speeds, and intensities can modify the molecular composition of the articular cartilage, hence it is crucial to understand the molecular adaptations and structural modifications generated by sports practice and this review aims to synthesize the current evidence on this topic. A systematic search until July 2022 was performed on the database Medline, Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science with a collection of 62,198. After the screening process, the included articles were analyzed narratively. Thirty-one studies have been included in the analysis. From the results emerged that running, swimming, ballet and handball were not correlated with detrimental structural or molecular cartilage adaptation; instead, soccer, volleyball, basketball, weightlifting, climbing, and rowing showed signs of cartilage alteration and molecular adaptation that could be early predictive degeneration's signs. From the included studies it came to light that the regions more interested in morphological cartilage changes were the knee in athletes from different disciplines. In conclusion, different sports induce different cartilage modifications both at a molecular and structural level and it is important to know the risks correlated to sports to implement preventive strategies.
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