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Asymptomatic Foot and Ankle Abnormalities in Elite Professional Soccer Players by Bezuglov, Eduard (author);Khaitin, Vladimir (author);Lazarev, Artemii (author);Brodskaia, Alesia (author);Lyubushkina, Anastasiya (author);Kubacheva, Kamila (author);Waśkiewicz, Zbigniew (author);Petrov, Arseniy (author);Maffulli, Nicola (author) is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background: Professional soccer players are often evaluated with asymptomatic lesions of the ankle and foot, and such abnormalities may eventually become clinically relevant. ## Purpose: To ascertain the prevalence of foot and ankle abnormalities in elite professional adult soccer players. ## Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4. ## Methods: Professional adult male elite soccer players (n = 37) underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of both their feet and ankles. All competed for their respective national junior or adult soccer teams. MRI scans were performed with 1.5-T scanners and analyzed independently by 2 experienced radiologists. ## Results: The MRI scans of 86.5% of the players showed degenerative joint disease (DJD) in at least 1 of the joints of the foot and ankle. Articular cartilage lesions in the joints of the foot and ankle were evident in 42% of the scans. Of all lesions, 17% were grade 3 or 4 (Noyes and Stabler classification) cartilage lesions and accompanied by subchondral bone marrow edema. The greater the age, weight, and height of the players, the greater was the odds ratio of DJD of the ankle joint. Synovitis in at least 1 of the joints

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Author
Bezuglov, Eduard (author);Khaitin, Vladimir (author);Lazarev, Artemii (author);Brodskaia, Alesia (author);Lyubushkina, Anastasiya (author);Kubacheva, Kamila (author);Waśkiewicz, Zbigniew (author);Petrov, Arseniy (author);Maffulli, Nicola (author)
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2021
Language
EN
Field
Medicine (Health Sciences)

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