A longitudinal cohort study of adolescent elite footballers and controls investigating the development of cam morphology

Abstract Cam morphology describes an asphericity of the femoral head that develops during adolescence, is highly prevalent in athletes, and predisposes individuals to future osteoarthritis. However, it’s aetiology remains poorly understood. The aim of this study was to perform 3-year longitudinal fo...

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Main Authors: Scott Fernquest, Antony Palmer, Mo Gimpel, Richard Birchall, John Broomfield, Thamindu Wedatilake, Hendrik Dijkstra, Joanna Burchall, Thomas Lloyd, Claudio Pereira, Simon Newman, Andrew Carr, Sion Glyn-Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97957-2