Increased risk of lower limb osteoarthritis among former professional soccer (football) players.

Emma Rosalyn RussellS J SpencerC M AthertonDonald M LyallD F MackayK StewartJ A MacLeanJ P PellWilliam Stewart

Published in: Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) (2023)

We report an increased risk of lower limb osteoarthritis in former soccer players when compared with matched population controls. The results of this research add data in support of lower limb osteoarthritis among former soccer players representing a potential industrial injury.

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knee osteoarthritis
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