title: Osteoarthritis of the hip and knee joint in retired football players.
abstract: The possible relationship between football playing and osteoarthritis in the hip and knee joints has been examined. The results of clinical and radiographic examinations of 57 retired football players and a corresponding control group were compared. Osteoarthritis of the hip joint was found to occur significantly more often in the football players than in the controls. Such a relationship could not be found regarding the knee joint.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications; D005538:Football; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000209:etiology*; D013178:Sports Medicine