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Claes PA, Hanff DF, Weir A, Riedstra NS, Weinans H, Eygendaal D, Heerey J, Oei EH, van Klij P, Agricola R. The Association Between the Development of Cam Morphology During Skeletal Growth in High-Impact Athletes and the Presence of Cartilage Loss and Labral Damage in Adulthood: A Prospective Cohort Study With a 12-Year Follow-up. Am J Sports Med 2024; 52:2555-2564. [PMID: 39101608 PMCID: PMC11344970 DOI: 10.1177/03635465241256123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cam morphology develops during skeletal growth, but its influence on cartilage and the labrum in high-impact athletes later in life is unknown. PURPOSE To (1) explore the association between the presence and duration of cam morphology during adolescence and the cartilage and labral status 7 to 12 years later and (2) report the prevalence of cartilage loss and labral damage in a population of young male athletes (<32 years old) who played professional soccer during skeletal growth. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study (Prognosis); Level of evidence, 2. METHODS A total of 89 healthy male academy soccer players from the Dutch soccer club Feyenoord (aged 12-19 years) were included at baseline. At baseline and 2.5- and 5-year follow-ups, standardized supine anteroposterior pelvis and frog-leg lateral radiographs of each hip were obtained. At 12-year follow-up, magnetic resonance imaging of both hips was performed. Cam morphology was defined by a validated alpha angle ≥60° on radiographs at baseline or 2.5- or 5-year follow-up when the growth plates were closed. Hips with the presence of cam morphology at baseline or at 2.5-year follow-up were classified as having a "longer duration" of cam morphology. Hips with cam morphology only present since 5-year follow-up were classified as having a "shorter duration" of cam morphology. At 12-year follow-up, cartilage loss and labral abnormalities were assessed semiquantitatively. Associations were estimated using logistic regression, adjusted for age and body mass index. RESULTS Overall, 35 patients (70 hips) with a mean age of 28.0 ± 2.0 years and mean body mass index of 24.1 ± 1.8 participated at 12-year follow-up. Cam morphology was present in 56 of 70 hips (80%). The prevalence of cartilage loss was 52% in hips with cam morphology and 21% in hips without cam morphology (adjusted odds ratio, 4.52 [95% CI, 1.16-17.61]; P = .03). A labral abnormality was present in 77% of hips with cam morphology and in 64% of hips without cam morphology (adjusted odds ratio, 1.99 [95% CI, 0.59-6.73]; P = .27). The duration of cam morphology did not influence these associations. CONCLUSION The development of cam morphology during skeletal growth was associated with future magnetic resonance imaging findings consistent with cartilage loss in young adults but not with labral abnormalities.
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- Paula A.M. Claes
- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Sports Groin Pain Centre, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Isala Clinics, Zwolle, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Nevalainen MT, Uusimaa AP, Saarakkala S. The ultrasound assessment of osteoarthritis: the current status. Skeletal Radiol 2023; 52:2271-2282. [PMID: 37060461 PMCID: PMC10509065 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-023-04342-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Traditionally, osteoarthritis (OA) is diagnosed with the clinical examination supplemented by the conventional radiography (CR). In the research literature, the role of ultrasound (US) imaging in the diagnostics of OA has risen steadily during the last two decades. US imaging is cheap and globally widely available often already in primary healthcare. Here, we reviewed the most essential US literature focusing on OA diagnostics and progression prediction using the various search engines. Starting from the year 2000, our search provided 1 445 journal articles. After reviewing the abstracts, 89 articles were finally included. Most of the reviewed articles focused on the imaging of knee and hand OA, whereas only a minority dealt with the imaging of hip, ankle, midfoot, acromioclavicular, and temporomandibular joints. Overall, during the last 20 years, the use of US imaging for OA assessment has increased in the scientific literature. In knee and hand joints, US imaging has been reported to be a promising tool to evaluate OA changes. Furthermore, the reproducibility of US as well as its association to MRI findings are excellent. Importantly, US seems to even outperform CR in certain aspects, such as detection of osteophytes, joint inflammation, meniscus protrusion, and localized cartilage damage (especially at the medial femoral condyle and sulcus area). Based on the reviewed literature, US can be truly considered as a complementary tool to CR in the clinical setup for OA diagnostics. New technical developments may even enhance the diagnostic value of the US in the future.
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- Mika T Nevalainen
- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, POB 5000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland.
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 50, 90029, Oulu, Finland.
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- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, POB 5000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, POB 5000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland
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Demehri S, Kasaeian A, Roemer FW, Guermazi A. Osteoarthritis year in review 2022: imaging. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2023; 31:1003-1011. [PMID: 36924919 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2023.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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PURPOSE This narrative review summarizes original research focusing on imaging in osteoarthritis (OA) published between April 1st 2021 and March 31st 2022. We only considered English publications that were in vivo human studies. METHODS The PubMed, Medline, Embase, Scopus, and ISI Web of Science databases were searched for "Osteoarthritis/OA" studies based on the search terms: "Radiography", "Ultrasound/US", "Computed Tomography/CT", "DXA", "Magnetic Resonance Imaging/MRI", "Artificial Intelligence/AI", and "Deep Learning". This review highlights the anatomical focus of research on the structures within the tibiofemoral, patellofemoral, hip, and hand joints. There is also a noted focus on artificial intelligence applications in OA imaging. RESULTS Over the last decade, the increasing trend of using open-access large databases has reached a plateau (from 17 to 37). Compositional MRI has had the most prominent use in OA imaging and its biomarkers have been used in the detection of preclinical OA and prediction of OA outcomes. Most noteworthy, there has been an accelerated rate of publications on the implications of artificial intelligence, used in developing prediction models and performing trabecular texture analysis, in OA imaging (from 17 to 154). CONCLUSIONS While imaging has maintained its key role in OA research, publication trends have shown an emphasis on the integration of AI. During the past year, MRI has maintained the highest prevalence in usage while US and CT remain as readily available modalities. Finally, there has been a notable uptake in the development and validation of AI techniques used to perform texture analysis and predict OA progression.
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- S Demehri
- Musculoskeletal Radiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Musculoskeletal Radiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Radiology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen & Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
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Scholes MJ, Kemp JL, Mentiplay BF, Heerey JJ, Agricola R, Semciw AI, Souza RB, Link TM, Majumdar S, King MG, Lawrenson PR, Crossley KM. Does Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome Affect Self-Reported Burden in Football Players With Hip and Groin Pain? Sports Health 2022; 14:920-931. [PMID: 35321607 PMCID: PMC9631050 DOI: 10.1177/19417381221076141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is unknown if football players with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome report worse burden than those with other causes of hip/groin pain, and to what extent this is mediated by cartilage defects and labral tears. HYPOTHESIS Football players with FAI syndrome would report worse burden than other symptomatic players, with the effect partially mediated by cartilage defects and/or labral tears. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level 4. METHODS Football (soccer and Australian football) players (n = 165; 35 women) with hip/groin pain (≥6 months and positive flexion-adduction-internal rotation test) were recruited. Participants completed 2 patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs; the International Hip Outcome Tool-33 [iHOT-33] and Copenhagen Hip and Groin Outcome Score [HAGOS]) and underwent hip radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). FAI syndrome was determined to be present when cam and/or pincer morphology were present. Cartilage defects and labral tears were graded as present or absent using MRI. Linear regression models investigated relationships between FAI syndrome (dichotomous independent variable) and PROM scores (dependent variables). Mediation analyses investigated the effect of cartilage defects and labral tears on these relationships. RESULTS FAI syndrome was not related to PROM scores (unadjusted b values ranged from -4.693 (P = 0.23) to 0.337 (P = 0.93)) and cartilage defects and/or labral tears did not mediate its effect (P = 0.22-0.97). CONCLUSION Football players with FAI syndrome did not report worse burden than those with other causes of hip/groin pain. Cartilage defects and/or labral tears did not explain the effect of FAI syndrome on reported burden. CLINICAL RELEVANCE FAI syndrome, cartilage defects, and labral tears were prevalent but unrelated to reported burden in symptomatic football players.
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- Kay M. Crossley, PT, PhD,
La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health,
Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3806,
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Scholes MJ, Kemp JL, Mentiplay BF, Heerey JJ, Agricola R, King MG, Semciw AI, Lawrenson PR, Crossley KM. Are cam morphology size and location associated with self‐reported burden in football players with FAI syndrome? Scand J Med Sci Sports 2022; 32:737-753. [PMID: 34978733 PMCID: PMC9303438 DOI: 10.1111/sms.14119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cam morphology size and location might affect the severity of reported burden in people with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome. We investigated the relationship between cam morphology size (i.e., alpha angle) and self‐reported hip/groin burden (i.e., scores for the International Hip Outcome Tool‐33 (iHOT‐33) and Copenhagen Hip and Groin Outcome Score (HAGOS)), examined separately for the anteroposterior pelvis (AP) and Dunn 45° radiographs in football players with FAI syndrome. In total, 118 (12 women) subelite football (soccer or Australian football) players with FAI syndrome with cam morphology (alpha angle ≥60°) participated. One blinded assessor quantified superior and anterosuperior cam morphology size by measuring alpha angles for the AP and Dunn 45° radiographs, respectively. Linear regression models investigated relationships between alpha angle (continuous independent variable, separately measured for the AP and Dunn 45° radiographs) and iHOT‐33 and HAGOS scores (dependent variables). Larger anterosuperior cam morphology (seen on the Dunn 45° radiograph) was associated with lower (i.e., worse) scores for the iHOT‐Total, iHOT‐Symptoms, iHOT‐Job, and iHOT‐Social subscales (unadjusted estimate range −0.553 to −0.319 [95% confidence interval −0.900 to −0.037], p = 0.002 to 0.027), but not the iHOT‐Sport (p = 0.459) nor any HAGOS scores (p = 0.110 to 0.802). Superior cam morphology size (measured using the AP radiograph) was not associated with any iHOT‐33 or HAGOS scores (p = 0.085 to 0.975). Larger anterosuperior cam morphology may be more relevant to pain and symptoms in football players with FAI syndrome than superior cam morphology, warranting investigation of its effects on reported burden and hip disease over time.
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- Mark J. Scholes
- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre School of Allied Health Human Services and Sport La Trobe University Melbourne Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre School of Allied Health Human Services and Sport La Trobe University Melbourne Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre School of Allied Health Human Services and Sport La Trobe University Melbourne Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre School of Allied Health Human Services and Sport La Trobe University Melbourne Australia
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- Department of Orthopaedics Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre School of Allied Health Human Services and Sport La Trobe University Melbourne Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre School of Allied Health Human Services and Sport La Trobe University Melbourne Australia
- University of Queensland Brisbane Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre School of Allied Health Human Services and Sport La Trobe University Melbourne Australia
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Estberger A, Pålsson A, Kostogiannis I, Ageberg E. Less hip range of motion is associated with a greater alpha angle in people with longstanding hip and groin pain. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2021; 29:4091-4099. [PMID: 34510222 PMCID: PMC8595235 DOI: 10.1007/s00167-021-06733-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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PURPOSE A higher alpha angle has been proposed to correlate with lower hip range of motion, but the association in people with longstanding hip and groin pain is currently unclear. The aims were to: (1) assess the association between range of motion and alpha angle in patients with longstanding hip and groin pain; (2) examine if a cut-off value in range of motion variables could identify patients with an alpha angle above or below 60°. METHODS Seventy-two participants were consecutively recruited from an orthopaedic department after referral for hip- and groin-related pain. Passive hip range of motion was measured in flexion, internal rotation with 90° hip flexion, internal rotation in neutral hip position, external rotation with 90° hip flexion, and abduction. The alpha angle was calculated from a frog-leg lateral radiograph. Linear regression examined the association between range of motion and alpha angle, and an ROC-curve analysis was performed to identify the sensitivity and specificity of range of motion cut-offs. RESULTS Lower range of motion in internal rotation in flexion, external rotation, and abduction were associated with higher alpha angle. Internal rotation of 27° or less displayed good sensitivity (81%) and specificity (85%) to detect an alpha angle above 60°, while a cut-off of 41° in external rotation and 27° in abduction showed a sensitivity of 72% and specificity of 50% and 60%, respectively. CONCLUSION Less internal rotation in flexion, external rotation, and abduction are associated with a greater alpha angle in a cohort of people with longstanding hip and groin pain. A cut-off of 27° in internal rotation has good sensitivity and specificity to identify people with an alpha angle above or below 60° and have the potential to be used in the clinical setting to identify patients that require further imaging, or that are unlikely to have cam morphology. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE II.
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- grid.4514.40000 0001 0930 2361Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- grid.4514.40000 0001 0930 2361Department of Orthopaedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- grid.4514.40000 0001 0930 2361Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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