THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENU VARUM AND ANTHROPOMETRICAL VARIABLES, AGE AND FOOTBALL PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Year 2020, Volume: 18 Issue: 4, 46 - 53, 30.12.2020

Ali Işın , Tuba Melekoğlu

https://doi.org/10.33689/spormetre.667859

Abstract

Genu varum is one of the knee alignment disorders and is common in soccer players. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between genu varum and anthropometrical variables, age and football participation in professional football players. 117 male football players aged 17-31 years participated in the study. Volunteers’ body height, body mass, body fat percentage, body mass index and intercondylar distance (ICd) was measured. SPSS 23 program was used for the analyzes. All data were presented as minimum (min), maximum (max) and mean ± standard deviation (ort ± Std). The relationship between the data was examined by using Pearson correlation. A positive correlation was found between ICd and age (p <0.01) as well as ICd and participation in football (p <0.001). There was a negative correlation between body fat percentage and ICd (p <0.05). The result of this study stated that the level of genu varum increases with the year of participation in football. As a preventive measure, especially against injuries, it is recommended to follow the development of genu varum in football players and take necessary corrective measures.

Keywords

football, genu varum, intercondylar distance, knee alignment

PROFESYONEL FUTBOLCULARDA ANTROPOMETRİK DEĞİŞKENLER, YAŞ VE FUTBOLA KATILIM İLE GENU VARUM ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ

Abstract

Öz: Genu varum diz dizilim bozukluklarından bir tanesidir ve futbolcularda yaygın olarak görülmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı erkek futbolcularda antropometrik değişkenler, yaş ve futbola katılım yılı ile genu varum arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Çalışmaya 17-31 yaş arası 117 erkek profesyonel futbolcu katılmıştır. Gönüllülerin boy uzunlukları, vücut ağırlıkları, vücut yağ yüzdeleri, vücut kütle indeksleri (VKİ) ve interkondiler mesafe (ICd) değerleri ölçülmüştür. Analizlerde SPSS 23 programı kullanılmıştır. Tüm veriler minimum (min), maksimum (max) ve ortalama ± standart sapma (ort ± Std) şeklinde sunulmuştur. Veriler arasındaki ilişki Pearson korelasyonu ile incelenmiştir. Vücut kompozisyonu ve genu varum değeri arasındaki ilişki incelendiğinde, ICd ile yaş (p <0.01) ve futbola katılım (p <0.001) arasında pozitif, ICd ile vücut yağ yüzdesi (p <0.05) arasında ise negatif korelasyon tespit edilmiştir. Bu çalışmanın sonucunda genu varum düzeyinin futbola katılım yılı ile arttığı tespit edilmiştir. Özellikle yaralanmalara karşı koruyucu önlem olarak, futbolcularda genu varum gelişiminin takip edilmesi ve gerekli düzeltici önlemlerin alınması önerilmektedir.

Keywords

futbol, genu varum, interkondiler mesafe, diz dizilimi

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