Great Britain's Olympians with generalised joint hypermobility have a higher prevalence of knee osteoarthritis

Cooper, D. J.; Scammell, Brigitte E.; Batt, Mark E.; Palmer-Green, Deborah

Abstract

Purpose: Individuals with generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) are reported, in the clinical setting, to be at greater risk of developing musculoskeletal related joint pain, joint dislocations and tendinopathies. It is hypothesized that impaired static and dynamic neuromuscular movement control in those with GJH is responsible for contributing to an increased risk of injury and subsequent knee osteoarthritis (OA). Yet, to date, it remains unproven if there is an association between GJH and knee OA.

Citation

Cooper, D. J., Scammell, B. E., Batt, M. E., & Palmer-Green, D. (2016). Great Britain's Olympians with generalised joint hypermobility have a higher prevalence of knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24(Sup. 1), S218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.421

• Journal Article Type: Conference Paper
• Conference Name: OARSI 2016 World Congress
• Online Publication Date: Mar 20, 2016
• Publication Date: 2016-04
• Deposit Date: Jun 28, 2016
• Journal: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
• Print ISSN: 1063-4584
• Electronic ISSN: 1522-9653
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 24
• Issue: Sup. 1
• Pages: S218
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.421
• Keywords: Great Britain; Olympians; knee osteoarthritis
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/10378
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.421
• Additional Information: Abstracts from the 2016 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis — Promoting Clinical and Basic Research in Osteoarthritis