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- Title
Former Male Elite Athletes Have a Higher Prevalence of Osteoarthritis and Arthroplasty in the Hip and Knee Than Expected.
- Authors
Tveit, Magnus; Rosengren, Björn E.; Nilsson, Jan-Åke; Karlsson, Magnus K.
- Abstract
Background: Intense exercise has been reported as one risk factor for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA).Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate (1) whether this is true for both former impact and nonimpact athletes, (2) if the risk of a hip or knee arthroplasty due to OA is higher than expected, and (3) if joint deterioration is associated with knee injuries.Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.Methods: The prevalence of OA and arthroplasty in the hip and knee were registered in 709 former male elite athletes with a median age of 70 years (range, 50-93 years), retired from sports for a median 35 years (range, 1-63 years), and compared with 1368 matched controls. Odds ratios (ORs) are presented as means with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs).Results: The risk of hip or knee OA was higher in former athletes (OR, 1.9; 95% CI, 1.5-2.3), as was arthroplasty based on OA in either of these joints (OR, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.6-3.1). The risk of hip OA was doubled (OR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.5-2.8) and hip arthroplasty was 2.5 times higher (OR, 2.5; 95% CI, 1.6-3.7) in former athletes than in controls, predominantly driven by a higher risk in former impact athletes. Also, the risk of knee OA was higher (OR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.3-2.1), as was knee arthroplasty (OR, 1.6; 95% CI, 0.9-2.7), driven by a higher risk in both former impact and nonimpact athletes. Knee OA in impact athletes was associated with knee injury.Conclusion: Hip and knee OA and hip and knee arthroplasty are more commonly found in former male elite athletes than expected. A previous knee injury is associated with knee OA in former impact athletes but not in nonimpact athletes.
- Subjects
SWEDEN; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIP joint diseases; KNEE diseases; KNEE injuries; LONGITUDINAL method; MEN'S health; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTAL service; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; T-test (Statistics); TOTAL hip replacement; TOTAL knee replacement; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DATA analysis; BODY mass index; ELITE athletes; MALE athletes; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2012, Vol 40, Issue 3, p527
- ISSN
0363-5465
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0363546511429278