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PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare the results of knee MRIs of former football players with no previous knee surgeries with non-regular practitioners of impact sports, matched by age and sex, and combine these results with other variables such as current quality of life and pain in the knees. METHODS: The study participants were 16 male former professional football players and 21 male volunteers from different non-sports professional areas. All participants underwent bilateral magnetic resonances. Specific knee evaluations with regard to osteoarthritis and quality of life were performed in both groups by applying the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) subjective questionnaires and SF-36, respectively. RESULTS: The between-group comparison revealed significant differences on: pain, symptoms, and quality of life related to the knee in KOOS subscales; physical aspects and vitality subscale of SF-36; and former soccer players had worst magnetic resonances scores than controls. CONCLUSION: Results of this study indicate probable specific adverse effects associated with participating in professional football. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Cross-sectional study, Level III.
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Traumatismos do Joelho/epidemiologia , Traumatismos Ocupacionais/epidemiologia , Osteoartrite do Joelho/epidemiologia , Qualidade de Vida , Futebol/lesões , Adulto , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Traumatismos do Joelho/diagnóstico por imagem , Traumatismos do Joelho/fisiopatologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Traumatismos Ocupacionais/diagnóstico por imagem , Traumatismos Ocupacionais/fisiopatologia , Osteoartrite do Joelho/diagnóstico por imagem , Osteoartrite do Joelho/fisiopatologia , Fatores de Risco , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
We report a case of unsuspected penetrating trauma with intraorbital foreign body, namely a needlefish jaw. A 44-year-old fisherman presented with vertical diplopia and discrete swelling of the upper lid near the medial canthus after being hit by a fish. He was unaware of any penetrating lesion or foreign body. There was no entry wound. CT-scan showed a foreign body between the globe and the medial orbital wall. Surgical exploration found that it was a 4.5cm long needlefish jaw. Removal resulted in complete resolution of symptoms. Needlefish can be very dangerous. This is the first reported case of a needlefish jaw in the orbit with no associated lesion, infection or inflammation.