Laufsport

Authors: S Gantz R Schindel S Schneider M Schiltenwolf U BolmAudorff F Eberth T Vaitl F Liebers G Spahn J Grifka

Publish Date: 2012/11/10

Volume: 14, Issue: 4, Pages: 446-451

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Abstract

Die Datenbanken Medline und Pubmed wurden zum Stichtag mittels festgelegter Schlagwörter nach relevanten Primärstudien durchsucht Von den 110 Treffern konnten insgesamt 12 Studien identifiziert werden die neben qualitätsbezogenen folgenden Einschlusskriterien genügten klares Studiendesign radiologische Untersuchung oder MRT Magnetresonanztomographie der Kniegelenke und Definition der Gonarthrose anhand eines etablierten radiologischen Scores eindeutige Definition der Sportart Nur Arbeiten in englischer und deutscher Sprache wurden berücksichtigt Effektgrößen wurden berechnetDegenerative joint disease is known to be very common among older people Previous research also showed some significant association between physical activity and osteo arthritis OA of the knee in the general population As jogging is one of the most popular recreational sports activities this article concentrates on its effects on knee joints The evidence for this relationship is still inconclusive Therefore existing literature was reviewed in a systematic fashion with the purpose of evaluating the association between endurance running and knee OAMedical databases Medline Pubmed were searched according to a defined strategy Two investigators independently selected 12 studies from a total of 110 in line with the following inclusion criteria defined study design radiological investigation or magnetic resonance imaging MRI and definition of osteoarthritis of the knee by an established score and distinct definition of running The analysis was based on original articles and the last update was made in August 2011 Only studies in English or German language were included Effect sizes were calculated

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