FROM GARRINCHA’S LEGS TO NEYMAR’S LEGS: THE GENU VARUM AND VALGUM IN SOCCER. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW AND UPDATE

ABSTRACT The presence of abnormalities in knee alignment (genu varum and genu valgum) is extremely common in soccer. It can occur in the junior league / youth academy and perpetuate itself throughout the professional career. The consequences of years of high-level sports practice in players with gen...

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Published inActa ortopedica brasileira Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 277 - 282
Main Authors CARDOSO, FABRÍCIO LUZ, SENEME, ENRICO DE LOSSO, SILVA, MARCOS VINÍCIUS MURIANO DA, LARAYA, MARCOS HENRIQUE FERREIRA, GALBIATTI, JOSÉ ANTONIO, YANASSE, RICARDO HIDEKI
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LanguageEnglish
Published ATHA EDITORA 01.01.2021
Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
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Summary:ABSTRACT The presence of abnormalities in knee alignment (genu varum and genu valgum) is extremely common in soccer. It can occur in the junior league / youth academy and perpetuate itself throughout the professional career. The consequences of years of high-level sports practice in players with genu varum / genu valgum can be harmful to the knees. By observing football matches of the present and the past, the authors of the article noted that great Brazilian soccer players were, or are, affected by the malalignment of the knees: Garrincha (the most famous), Leandro, Dunga, Romário, Rivaldo and Neymar. This study aims to discuss the relationship between high-performance sport and the development of these orthopedic deformities, serving as a tool for updating the trauma-orthopedic knee subspecialty. Level of Evidence III, Retrospective comparative study. RESUMO A presença de anormalidades no alinhamento dos joelhos (geno varo e geno valgo) é extremamente comum no futebol. Seu aparecimento pode ocorrer quando os jogadores estão nas categorias de base e se perpetuar durante a carreira profissional. As consequências de anos de prática esportiva em alto nível em jogadores com geno varo/geno valgo podem ser deletérias aos joelhos. A partir da observação de jogos de futebol do presente e do passado, os autores do artigo notaram que grandes nomes brasileiros deste esporte foram ou são acometidos pelo desalinhamento dos joelhos: Garrincha - o mais famoso -, Leandro, Dunga, Romário, Rivaldo e Neymar. O presente estudo tem como objetivo discutir a relação entre o esporte de alto rendimento e o desenvolvimento dessas deformidades ortopédicas, servindo como ferramenta de atualização da subespecialidade traumato-ortopédica do joelho. Nível III de Evidência, Estudo Retrospectivo Comparativo.
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AUTHORS’ CONTRIBUTION: Each author contributed individually and significantly to the development of this article. FLC: conception of the article, design of the article, bibliographic research, analysis or interpretation of data for the artcle, drafting, revising content and adequacy, approval of manuscript final version for publication; ELS: bibliographic research, analysis or interpretation of data for the article, drafting, revising content and adequacy, approval of manuscript final version for publication; MVMS: designing the article, providing reference sources and databases for research, drafting, revising content and adequacy, searching a journal for submission, and approval of manuscript final version for publication; MHFL: designing the article, providing reference sources and databases for research, drafting, revising content and adequacy, searching a journal for submission, and approval of manuscript final version for publication; JAG: designing the article, providing reference sources and databases for research, drafting, revising content and adequacy, searching a journal for submission, and approval of manuscript final version for publication; RHY: designing the article, providing reference sources and databases for research, drafting, revising content and adequacy, searching a journal for submission, and approval of manuscript final version for publication.
All authors declare no potential conflict of interest related to this article.
ISSN:1413-7852
1809-4406
1809-4406
DOI:10.1590/1413-785220212905242471