Open AccessThe Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis in Professional Soccer Players: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses
Author(s) -
Alice Freiberg,
Ulrich BolmAudorff,
Andreas Seidler
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0007
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , meta analysis , odds ratio , confidence interval , physical therapy , medline , knee joint , systematic review , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology , political science , law
We address the question whether professional soccer players with and without macroinjury of the knee joint are at an elevated risk for knee osteoarthritis.