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Comparison of radiological spino-pelvic sagittal parameters in skiers and non-athletes
- Source :
- Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2015.
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Abstract
- Background The purpose of the present study is to compare the radiological parameters of the spino-pelvic sagittal alignment in young elite skiers and non-athletes of a similar age. Methods The sample group (n = 102) consisted of elite Alpine and Mogul skiers (n = 75) and a non-athletic population (n = 27), mean age for both groups was 17.7 (±1.4) years (skiers mean age 18.3 SD 1.1 and controls 16.4 SD 0.6). Radiological measurements of the spino-pelvic sagittal alignment were examined from plain radiographs taken in the long-standing position. Results There were no significant differences reported in the pelvic parameters between both groups. A difference was reported in the sagittal vertebral axis between skiers (8.0 cm SD 46.0) and the control group (−2.0 cm SD 39.0), which may be of clinical significance, in spite of being statistically non-significant. Type I spinal curves according to Roussouly were shown to be more prevalent in the skiers (18.2 %) compared with the control group (0.0 %) and were statistically significant (p = 0.03). Conclusion Elite young skiers are shown to have a more prevalent type I spine and a different spino-pelvic sagittal alignment compared to a healthy non-sporting population of a similar age.
- Subjects :
- Male
Spinal curvatures
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Posture
Population
Pelvis
Young Adult
Skiing
medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Clinical significance
Prospective Studies
Young adult
education
Prospective cohort study
Orthodontics
Spino-pelvic alignment
education.field_of_study
Anthropometry
business.industry
Healthy Volunteers
Spine
Sagittal plane
Radiography
medicine.anatomical_structure
Pelvic parameters
Athletes
Case-Control Studies
Orthopedic surgery
Physical therapy
Female
Surgery
Radiological
Erratum
business
human activities
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1749799X
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9b4d6a7f4584149d19178ebc0f931219