Lower limb clinical osteoarthritis and its association with joint pain and function, and severe injuries and surgeries, in women professional football players: a cross-sectional observational study
The prevalence of clinical OA was low among female footballers. Pain was the primary symptom, accompanied by impaired joint function. Severe knee injuries and surgeries were linked to cOA. Further research is recommended in this population.
Authors
- Pippa Bennett
- Babette M Pluim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0655-8980)
- Jussi Rantanen
- Dimakatso Ramagole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5341-6080)
- Jari Salo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4661-2307)
- Mario Maas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6785-5167)
- Charlotte Cowie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3417-4335)
- Dina C. Janse van Rensburg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1058-6992)
- Vincent Gouttebarge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0126-4177)
- Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5916-7049)
- Gopika Ramkilawon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2919-1918)
- Ritan Mehta
Institutions
- WWF Colombia (CO)
- Loughborough University (GB)
- English Institute of Sport (GB)
- University of Turku (FI)
- Turku University of Applied Sciences (FI)
- The Football Association (GB)
- Meijo Hospital (JP)
- Academic Center for Evidence-Based Sports Medicine (NL)
- Cincinnati Sportsmedicine and Orthopaedic Center (US)
- Herttoniemi Hospital (FI)
- Turku City Hospital (FI)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Health & Safety in Sports (NL)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516x/2025/v37i1a21272
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00