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Retired professional athletes tend to suffer from degenerative changes, mostly in lower limb joints, in comparison with the general public or recreational athletes. The need for hip or knee arthroplasty is 2.5 times higher than the general population. Football and rugby players, with more articular impact on their joints, have a more severe index of arthritis. A previous knee injury is usually associated with knee arthritis in athletes with more sports impact. High magnitude and frequency of cyclic tension forces in these sports could account for the cartilage degradation. Prevention during an athlete’s sporting life could be the key for less arthritis incidence in this group of professional athletes.
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Jones, H. (2020). Elderly and Retired Athletes. In: Krutsch, W., Mayr, H.O., Musahl, V., Della Villa, F., Tscholl, P.M., Jones, H. (eds) Injury and Health Risk Management in Sports. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-60752-7_6
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