The Response of Hip Joint Cartilage to Exercise in Children: An MRI Study Using T2-Mapping.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of activity and cam morphology on cartilage composition during adolescence and investigate the development of cartilage composition with age.

Design

Cross-sectional observational cohort study of individuals from football club academies and an age-matched control population, aged 9 to 18 years. Assessments included questionnaires and T2-mapping of hips. Primary imaging outcome measures were T2 relaxation time of acetabular and femoral cartilage, average alpha angle, and lateral epiphyseal extension.

Results

The cohort consisted of 109 elite male footballers, 49 male controls, and 51 female controls. Elite male footballers had an acetabular cartilage T2 value 4.85 ms greater than male controls (P < 0.00

SUBMITTER: Fernquest S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8808918 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature