Does sports participation (including level of performance and previous injury) increase risk of osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 23, 2016, Pages 1459-1466

  Tran, Gui ^a   Smith, Toby O ^b   Grice, Adam ^a   Kingsbury, Sarah R ^a   McCrory, Paul ^c   Conaghan, Philip G ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elite performance; Injury; Osteoarthritis; Risk factor; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027942761     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096142     Document Type: Review

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