Introduction: While hip osteoarthritis is a disease of the whole synovial joint, cartilage defects
are considered a hallmark feature. A high proportion of young adult football players
have hip cartilage defects. However, the role that other intra-articular features
play in the pathogenesis of cartilage defects in football players remains unknown.
This study had two aims: 1) examine the relationship between imaging-defined intra-articular
features (labral tears, bone marrow edema pattern, subchondral cysts, effusion-synovitis
and ligamentum teres tears) and cartilage defects (presence and severity) in football
players; 2) investigate if the relationship between imaging-defined intra-articular
features and cartilage defects is stronger in football players with hip/groin pain
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