Knee and ankle osteoarthritis in former elite soccer players: A systematic review of the recent literature

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 480-487

  Kuijt, Marie Therese K ^a   Inklaar, Han ^b   Gouttebarge, Vincent ^a   Frings Dresen, Monique H W ^a  

^a Amsterdam Public Health research institute   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Association for Sports Medicine   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Athletes; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis ankle; Osteoarthritis knee; Prevalence; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ANKLE ARTHRITIS; ATHLETE; CAREER; DISEASE COURSE; EMBASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOINT CAVITY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MEDLINE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANKLE; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCCER;

EID: 84867992164     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.02.008     Document Type: Review

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