Comparison of Knee Bone Morphology and Accessory Ossicle Incidence Between Elite Male Soccer Players and Controls
Takuya Kinoshita, Yusuke Hashimoto, Kentaro Inui, Ryo Sugama, Takeshi Sugimoto, Masatoshi Hoshino, Hiroaki Nakamura · 2025
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Description
Years of soccer kicks and tackles during growth may reshape the knee bones themselves. Takuya Kinoshita and co-authors compare pro players' knees with hospital controls in a 2025 study. Over three hundred player knees and over two hundred control knees were X-rayed from three angles. Measures covered kneecap height, shin slope, and bump growth, plus three childhood bone quirks.
Players showed higher shin bumps and steeper slopes than controls. Two childhood quirks, sore growth plates and split kneecaps, appeared far more often in players. The kicking side differed from the other side within players too. The authors link the pattern to growth-time impact loads. The study is a one-time comparison, not a follow-up.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Takuya Kinoshita, Yusuke Hashimoto, Kentaro Inui, Ryo Sugama, Takeshi Sugimoto, Masatoshi Hoshino, Hiroaki Nakamura |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |