Radiographic changes in the lumbar spine in former professional football players: a comparative and matched controlled study

Oeztuerk A., Oezkan Y., Oezdemir R. M., Yalcin N., Akgoez S., Sarac V., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL, cilt.17, sa.1, ss.136-141, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00586-007-0535-3
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.136-141
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Heavy physical work and activity lead to degenerative changes, especially in the lumbar spine. We aimed to find out the occurence of radiographic changes (vertebral osteophytes, heights of lumbar dicsc, concavity index) and abnormalities of the lumbar spine in former professional football (association football or soccer) players according to their specialization (goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, forward) in their past professional sport life.