Mean femoral cartilage thickness is higher in athletes as compared with sedentary individuals

Babayeva N., DÖNMEZ G., ÖZÇAKAR L., Torgutalp S. S., KARAÇOBAN L., Gedik E., ...More

KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY, vol.29, no.4, pp.1206-1214, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00167-020-06146-7
  • Journal Name: KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, SportDiscus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1206-1214
  • Keywords: Femoral cartilage, Thickness, Rectus femoris, sCOMP, Athletes, OLIGOMERIC MATRIX PROTEIN, KNEE-JOINT CARTILAGE, ULTRASONOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY, SYNOVIAL-FLUID, WEIGHT LIFTERS, SERUM COMP, VOLUME, OSTEOARTHRITIS, AGE
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose It is unclear how high-intensity physical activity (HIPA) affects the knee joint, specifically the femoral cartilage (FC). Therefore, the aims of this study were to evaluate FC thickness via ultrasound among elite athletes involved in different types of HIPA, and to determine whether there is a correlation between serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (sCOMP) and rectus femoris (RF) thickness.