Racket or Bat Sports: No Association With Thumb-Base Osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Repetitive joint use is a risk factor for osteoarthritis, which is a leading cause of disability. Sports requiring a racket or bat to perform repetitive high-velocity impacts may increase the risk of thumb-base osteoarthritis. However, this hypothesis remains untested.

Objective

To determine if a history of participation in racket or bat sports was associated with the prevalence of thumb-base osteoarthritis.

Design

Descriptive epidemiologic study.

Setting

Four US clinical sites associated with the Osteoarthritis Initiative.

Patients or other participants

We recruited 2309 men and women from the community. Eligible participants had dominant-hand radiographic readings, hand symptom assessments, and historical physical activity survey data.

Main

SUBMITTER: Driban JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9020592 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature