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MRI-detected spinal disc degenerative changes in athletes participating in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics games
- Source :
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.
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Abstract
- Objective To describe the frequency and the distribution of degenerative disc disease (DDD) detected in athletes who underwent spine MRI in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Methods Data on spine MRI examinations from the 2016 Summer Olympics were retrospectively analyzed. We assessed the frequency of DDD of the cervical (Cs), thoracic (Ts), and lumbar (Ls) spine using Pfirrmann’s classification. Grade II and III were considered as mild, grade IV as moderate, and grade V as severe disc degeneration. Data were analyzed according to the location of the degenerative disc, type of sport, age-groups, and gender of the athletes. Results One hundred out of 11,274 athletes underwent 108 spine MRI’s (21 C, 6 T, and 81 L) (53% Females (F), 47% Males (M)). The frequency of DDD was 40% (42% F, 58% M) over the entire spine (28% mild, 9% moderate and 3% severe). There were 58% (12%F, 88%M) of the cervical spine discs that showed some degree of degeneration (44% mild, 13.5% moderate and 1% severe). Athletics, Boxing, and Swimming were the sports most affected by DDD in the Cs. There were 12.5% of the thoracic discs that showed some degree of degeneration, all were mild DDD and were exclusively seen in female athletes. There were 39% (53% F, 47% M) of the lumbar discs with DDD (26% mild, 9% moderate, and 4% severe). Conclusion Athletes who underwent spine MRI during the 2016 Summer Olympic Games show a high frequency of DDD of cervical and lumbar spines. Recognition of these conditions is important to develop training techniques that may minimize the development of degenerative pathology of the spine.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Entire spine
Sports medicine
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Thoracic Vertebrae
Degenerative disc disease
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Lumbar
Rheumatology
Medizinische Fakultät
Internal medicine
Olympic games
medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
ddc:610
Retrospective Studies
030222 orthopedics
Lumbar Vertebrae
Sports-related injury
biology
Athletes
business.industry
equipment and supplies
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Surgery
Athletic Injuries
Orthopedic surgery
Disc degeneration
Cervical Vertebrae
Female
lcsh:RC925-935
Spine imaging
business
Brazil
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Sports
Research Article
MRI
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14712474
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1541ed9437d00bb06937e1fe8f829d0f