Corey D Grozier, Francesca Genoese, Katherine Collins, Arjun Parmar, Jessica Tolzman, Christopher Kuenze, Matthew S Harkey
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Abstract
Background: Recent research indicates a potential link between effusion-synovitis and knee pain in athletes. This study investigates the association of knee effusion-synovitis with self-reported knee pain in elite female athletes, leveraging ultrasound imaging for effusion-synovitis assessment.
Hypothesis: Presence of knee effusion-synovitis is associated with increased self-reported knee pain in Division I female athletes.
Study design: Cross-sectional study.
Level of evidence: Level 3.
Methods: A total of 53 NCAA Division I female athletes underwent bilateral knee ultrasound to identify effusion-synovitis. The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Survey (KOOS) Pain subscale assessed knee pain. A 1-way analysis of variance compared KOOS pain, symptoms, activities during daily living (ADL), and quality of life (QoL) scores across groups with no, unilateral, and bilateral effusion-synovitis.
Results: Among the athletes, 49.1% showed no effusion-synovitis, 26.4% had unilateral, and 24.5% had bilateral effusion-synovitis. There were no differences in self-reported pain scores (F = 0.027; P = 0.97), ADL (F = 0.256; P = 0.78), or QoL (F = 0.120; P = 0.88) between any groups. In addition, the frequency of effusion-synovitis was as follows: for the right limb, Grade 0 = 35 (66%), Grade 1 = 15 (28%), Grade 2 = 1 (2%), and Grade 3 = 2 (4%); for the left limb, Grade 0 = 31 (58%), Grade 1 = 19 (36%), Grade 2 = 3 (6%), and Grade 3 = 0 (0%).
Conclusion: The presence of effusion-synovitis, irrespective of being unilateral or bilateral, was not associated with self-reported knee pain in elite female athletes. This suggests that lower grades of effusion-synovitis may not significantly impact knee pain.
Clinical relevance: The findings of this study challenge existing assumptions about the impact of effusion-synovitis on knee pain in athletes, contributing to the nuanced understanding of knee joint health in sports medicine.
期刊介绍：
Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach is an indispensable resource for all medical professionals involved in the training and care of the competitive or recreational athlete, including primary care physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists, athletic trainers and other medical and health care professionals.
Published bimonthly, Sports Health is a collaborative publication from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), and the Sports Physical Therapy Section (SPTS).
The journal publishes review articles, original research articles, case studies, images, short updates, legal briefs, editorials, and letters to the editor.
Topics include:
-Sports Injury and Treatment
-Care of the Athlete
-Athlete Rehabilitation
-Medical Issues in the Athlete
-Surgical Techniques in Sports Medicine
-Case Studies in Sports Medicine
-Images in Sports Medicine
-Legal Issues
-Pediatric Athletes
-General Sports Trauma
-Sports Psychology
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