Long-term followup of knee injuries in high school football players.
Twenty-three American football participants were studied 20 years after high school competition, as well as 11 age-matched controls, to assess the development of knee osteoarthritis. No statistically significant increase in osteoarthritis could be demonstrated radiographically, subjectively, or objectively. A significant increase in knee joint osteoarthritis was found in the subgroup of football players who had sustained a knee injury.
D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005538:Football; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography