Injury and local injection and the risk of foot/ankle osteoarthritis: a case–control study in retired UK male professional footballers
Injury was a major risk factor for foot/ankle OA in retired UK male professional footballers. The role of injection needs cautious interpretation due to potential confounding by indication.
Authors
- Terence W O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8896-4677)
- David A. Walsh
- Michael Doherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5763-8326)
- Gordon Fuller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8532-3500)
- Catherine Bowen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7252-9515)
- Weiya Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1142-1460)
- Bonnie Millar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4535-4828)
- Ashley Duncan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0322-9700)
- Mark E. Batt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2486-7253)
- Sanjay M. Parekh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4249-0891)
- Fiona E. Watt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6066-7590)
- Shima Espahbodi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6293-1562)
- Ahmed Thanoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5998-4708)
- Richard J. Wakefield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5352-8683)
- Gwen Fernandes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0203-7053)
- Monirah Ali Shuaib
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- University Foundation (BE)
- Perspectives Charter School (US)
- Health Education England (GB)
- NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit (GB)
- Arthritis UK (GB)
- Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Leeds Beckett University (GB)
- Manchester University (US)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lara D. Veeken
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaf518
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00