Impact of treadmill running on distal femoral cartilage thickness: a cross-sectional study of professional athletes and healthy controls
Pouria Azami,
Alireza Ashraf,
Omid Yousefi
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
This present study aimed to assess the impact of treadmill running on distal femoral cartilage thickness.
Methods
Professional athletes aged 20 to 40 years with a history of treadmill running (minimum 75 min per week for the past three months or more) and age-, sex-, and body mass index (BMI)-matched healthy controls were recruited. Demographics and clinical features of participants were recorded. Athletes were divided into subgroup 1 with … Show more
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