Open AccessIs genu varum a risk factor for the prevalence and severity of achilles tendinopathy? A cross-sectional study of Nigerian elite track and field athletes
Author(s) -
Ayoola Ibifubara Aiyegbusi,
Bosede Abidemi Tella,
Ganiyat Adebanke Sanusi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_179_19
Subject(s) - medicine , tendinopathy , genu varum , physical therapy , anthropometry , elite athletes , achilles tendon , cross sectional study , athletes , tendon , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine , osteoarthritis
Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is one of the most frequently reported ankle and foot overuse injuries. Prior studies have reported altered biomechanical variables of the lower limb as risk factors for the prevalence and severity of AT in athletes, especially in Caucasians, but there are few reports on African elite athletes. Because it is established that anthropometric and biomechanical values vary with racial disposition, this study was designed to investigate the association between selected physical and biomechanical variables of the lower limb and the prevalence and severity of AT in Nigerian elite track and field athletes.