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Remarkably high prevalence of overuse-related knee complaints and MRI abnormalities in youth competitive alpine skiers: a descriptive investigation in 108 athletes aged 13–15 years

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  • Stefan Fröhlich Sports Medical Research Group, Department of Orthopaedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandUniversity Centre for Prevention and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Loris Peterhans Sports Medical Research Group, Department of Orthopaedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandUniversity Centre for Prevention and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Christoph Stern Department of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Walter O Frey University Centre for Prevention and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Reto Sutter Department of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jörg Spörri Sports Medical Research Group, Department of Orthopaedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandUniversity Centre for Prevention and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Jörg Spörri; joerg.spoerri{at}balgrist.ch
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Fröhlich S, Peterhans L, Stern C, et al
Remarkably high prevalence of overuse-related knee complaints and MRI abnormalities in youth competitive alpine skiers: a descriptive investigation in 108 athletes aged 13–15 years
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2020;6:e000738. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000738

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  • Accepted April 18, 2020
  • First published May 30, 2020.
Online issue publication 
March 27, 2024

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