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Is genu varum a risk factor for the prevalence and severity of achilles tendinopathy? A cross-sectional study of Nigerian elite track and field athletes

Ayoola Ibifubara Aiyegbusi; Bosede Abidemi Tella; Ganiyat Adebanke Sanusi · 2020 · Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal

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Abstract

Background: Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is one of the most frequently reported ankle and foot overuse injuries. Prior studies have reported altered biomechanical variables of the lower limb as risk factors for the prevalence and severity of AT in athletes, especially in Caucasians, but there are few reports on African elite athletes. Because it is established that anthropometric and biomechanical values vary with racial disposition, this study was designed to investigate the association between selected physical and biomechanical variables of the lower limb and the prevalence and severity of AT

Abstract by Ayoola Ibifubara Aiyegbusi; Bosede Abidemi Tella; Ganiyat Adebanke Sanusi, Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal (2020) — licensed CC BY 4.0.

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