... Konradsen et al compared 30 male runners who had been active at a competitive level with a group of matched controls. Weekly mileage, over at least four decades, averaged 21–42 kilometers per week. Pain at rest and during weightbearing activities, range of motion, and joint alignment were assessed. Weight-bearing anterior to posterior (AP) and lateral radiographs were assessed for changes according to the Ahlback scale. No significant difference in radiographic findings was found with regard to degenerative changes or osteophytes. The authors concluded that 40 years of running at 20–40 kilometers per week did not lead to osteoarthritic degeneration in individuals without underlying problems from pre-existing lower extremity injury.
Sohn and Micheli surveyed 504 male and female college varsity cross-country runners and used 287 college swimmers as controls. Data regarding knee pain or alterations in daily activities due to pain was taken as indicative of OA. No significant difference was found between runners and swimmers.
大學越野跑步隊員和游泳隊員在膝蓋疼痛的研究比較中, 並沒有顯著差別.
Kujala, Kaprio, and Sarna studied the incidence of hospital admission for OA of the hip, knee, and ankle in 1282 elite male athletes as compared to 777 matched controls. In the group of long-distance runners, 2.5% were admitted for knee arthritis as opposed to 1.3% of the general population. Long-distance runners were 1.84 times more likely to be admitted for OA (of the hip, knee, or ankle) than controls. The study did not report on hospital admissions for knee arthritis separately. It should also be noted that the average age at hospital admission for distance runners was 71.3 versus 61.2 years of age for the control group. When groups were controlled for body mass index (BMI), subjects with a higher BMI at age 20 and at the time of the study were 2.12 to 2.41 times more likely to be admitted to the hospital.