Cam morphology, which results in a higher risk of future hip osteoarthritis.
Conditions
Interventions
Imaging (X-rays of pelvis and hips), hip muscle testing (dynamometer), range of motion testing (goniometer) and palpation of all groin entitites (following Doha Agreement).
Sponsors
Isala (initatior)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Professional female football players performing at a professional football club in the Netherlands (Vrouwen Eredivisie) from clubs PEC Zwolle, PSV Eindhoven and FC Twente. - Age 16 or higher.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - History of systemic diseases concerning rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathies or juvenile idiopathic arthritis. - Current pregnancy. Potential participants will be asked if they know they are pregnant, and state in the subjection information form (PIF) that they know they are not allowed to participate in this study if they are currently pregnant. For potential participants who want to perform a pregnancy test before participation, a urine pregnancy test will be provided for free.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The prevalence of cam morphology in a sample of professional female football players. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Hip related radiological features, measured on radiographs (e.g. neck-shaft angle, epiphyseal extension, lateral centre edge angle, early signs of hip osteoarthritis) - Radiological features of the os pubis region - Associate cam morphology with hip range of motion, hip muscle strength, hip provocation-testing, palpation of clinical hip and groin entities, functional outcomes and symptomatology and quality of life - Hip and groin related injury burden | — |
Contacts
Public ContactPim van Klij
Isala
Outcome results
None listed