Prevalence of hip femoroacetabular impingement deformities in high-level (La Liga) male professional football players
Abstract Background Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is considered one of the main causes of hip osteoarthritis in young adults, especially in athletes. In recent years, morphological changes in FAI in the hip have been linked to early and intense sports participation, but studying top-level athle...
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| author | Rafael Arriaza Miguel Saavedra-García Alvaro Arriaza Antonio Cruz-Cámara Manuel Leyes Luis Cerezal Antonio Maestro |
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| description | Abstract Background Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is considered one of the main causes of hip osteoarthritis in young adults, especially in athletes. In recent years, morphological changes in FAI in the hip have been linked to early and intense sports participation, but studying top-level athlete samples is not easy. This paper presents the prevalence of FAI radiological markers in 120 active white male professional football players in the Spanish First Division League (La Liga) and compares the morphological changes with those of a control group of healthy individuals without significant sport activity. Methods The precontract medical evaluation hip X-rays of 120 white male professional football players from four different First Division Spanish football teams were prospectively filed and retrospectively reviewed by a dedicated skeletal radiologist. The footballers’ hip X-rays were compared with those of a control group of 80 healthy individuals (age-sex matched) without significant sport activity (obtained from routine work medical checks). Results The femoral head-neck deformity associated with the Cam type of femoroacetabular impingement was observed in 61.6% of professional football players and only in 11.6% of the control group (p <0.01). The presence of “herniation pit” (11.6%) and os acetabuli (13.3%) also reached statistical significance in the professional football players group. In the other analyzed parameters, no statistically significant differences between the groups were observed. Conclusions White professional top-level football players have an increased incidence of abnormal lateral epiphyseal extension ("pistol grip deformity"), os acetabuli and herniation pits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0df979ea702948a3a606c7b4960bad5b2024-03-05T17:24:50ZengBMCBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders1471-24742024-02-012511710.1186/s12891-024-07247-xPrevalence of hip femoroacetabular impingement deformities in high-level (La Liga) male professional football playersRafael Arriaza0Miguel Saavedra-García1Alvaro Arriaza2Antonio Cruz-Cámara3Manuel Leyes4Luis Cerezal5Antonio Maestro6Instituto Médico Arriaza y AsociadosGrupo INCIDE-Universidade da CoruñaInstituto Médico Arriaza y AsociadosCentro Traumatólogos SantanderCentro OlympiaCentro Diagnóstico Médico CantabriaHospital BegonaAbstract Background Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is considered one of the main causes of hip osteoarthritis in young adults, especially in athletes. In recent years, morphological changes in FAI in the hip have been linked to early and intense sports participation, but studying top-level athlete samples is not easy. This paper presents the prevalence of FAI radiological markers in 120 active white male professional football players in the Spanish First Division League (La Liga) and compares the morphological changes with those of a control group of healthy individuals without significant sport activity. Methods The precontract medical evaluation hip X-rays of 120 white male professional football players from four different First Division Spanish football teams were prospectively filed and retrospectively reviewed by a dedicated skeletal radiologist. The footballers’ hip X-rays were compared with those of a control group of 80 healthy individuals (age-sex matched) without significant sport activity (obtained from routine work medical checks). Results The femoral head-neck deformity associated with the Cam type of femoroacetabular impingement was observed in 61.6% of professional football players and only in 11.6% of the control group (p <0.01). The presence of “herniation pit” (11.6%) and os acetabuli (13.3%) also reached statistical significance in the professional football players group. In the other analyzed parameters, no statistically significant differences between the groups were observed. Conclusions White professional top-level football players have an increased incidence of abnormal lateral epiphyseal extension ("pistol grip deformity"), os acetabuli and herniation pits.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-07247-xFemoroacetabular impingementProfessional football playersFootballer’s hipHip deformity |
| spellingShingle | Rafael Arriaza Miguel Saavedra-García Alvaro Arriaza Antonio Cruz-Cámara Manuel Leyes Luis Cerezal Antonio Maestro Prevalence of hip femoroacetabular impingement deformities in high-level (La Liga) male professional football players BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Femoroacetabular impingement Professional football players Footballer’s hip Hip deformity |
| title | Prevalence of hip femoroacetabular impingement deformities in high-level (La Liga) male professional football players |
| title_full | Prevalence of hip femoroacetabular impingement deformities in high-level (La Liga) male professional football players |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of hip femoroacetabular impingement deformities in high-level (La Liga) male professional football players |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of hip femoroacetabular impingement deformities in high-level (La Liga) male professional football players |
| title_short | Prevalence of hip femoroacetabular impingement deformities in high-level (La Liga) male professional football players |
| title_sort | prevalence of hip femoroacetabular impingement deformities in high level la liga male professional football players |
| topic | Femoroacetabular impingement Professional football players Footballer’s hip Hip deformity |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-07247-x |
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