Young elite Alpine and Mogul skiers have a higher prevalence of cam morphology than non-athletes

• Published in: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 1262 - 1269
• Main Authors: Aminoff, Anna Swärd, Agnvall, Cecilia, Todd, Carl, Jónasson, Páll, Thoreson, Olof, Sansone, Mikael, Swärd, Leif, Karlsson, Jon, Baranto, Adad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2020; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: acetabular; adolescent; Alpine; Alpine environments; Athletes; Cam morphology; cartilage; deformity; dysplasia; epiphysis; Female athletes; Females; Femoro-acetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS); femoroacetabular impingement; Growth zone; Hip; Hip joint; Kirurgi; Magnetic resonance imaging; Males; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mogul; Morphology; nationwide prospective cohort; Orthopaedics; Orthopedics; Ortopedi; osteoarthritis; players; Skiers; Sport Sciences; Surgery; Young; Hip joint; Female athletes; Skiers; Young athletes; Growth zone; Alpine; Femoro-acetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS); Mogul; Cam morphology

Purpose To investigate the prevalence of cam morphology in (1) a group of young elite Mogul and Alpine skiers compared with non-athletes and (2) between the sexes. Method The hip joints of 87 subjects [ n  = 61 young elite skiers (29 females and 32 males) and n  = 26 non-athletes (17 females and 9 m...