Overload and neovascularization of shoulder tendons in volleyball players
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In overhead sports like volleyball, the onset of a rotator cuff tendinopathy due to functional overload is a common observation. An angiofibroblastic etiopathogenesis has been hypothesized, whereby a greater anaerobic metabolism occu...
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doaj-495b20ee235e4f6d83bb78be15109f092020-11-25T01:53:25ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002012-08-015139710.1186/1756-0500-5-397Overload and neovascularization of shoulder tendons in volleyball playersNotarnicola AngelaFischetti FrancescoGallone DonatoMoretti LorenzoPignataro PasqualeTafuri SilvioMoretti Biagio<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In overhead sports like volleyball, the onset of a rotator cuff tendinopathy due to functional overload is a common observation. An angiofibroblastic etiopathogenesis has been hypothesized, whereby a greater anaerobic metabolism occurs in critical zones of the tendon with a lower degree of vascularization; this would induce collagen and extracellular matrix degradation, that could then trigger a compensatory neovascularization response. We performed a clinical observational study of 80 elite volleyball players, monitoring the perfusion values of the supraspinatus tendons by oximetry.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>No statistically significant differences were found between the oximetry data and age, sex or years of sports activity, nor when comparing the right and left arm or the dominant and non-dominant arm. A statistically significant difference was found for the dominant arm values in relation to the competitive role, higher values being obtained in outside hitters (62.7%) than middle hitters (53.7%) (p = 0.01), opposite hitters (55.5%) (p = 0.02) and libero players (54.4%) (p = 0.008), whereas there were no differences in setters (56.2%) (p > 0.05).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The different tendon vascularization values found in players with different roles in the team may be attributed to a response to the specific biomechanical demands posed by the different overhead throwing roles.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/397ShoulderOveruseVolleyball |
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Overload and neovascularization of shoulder tendons in volleyball players |
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Overload and neovascularization of shoulder tendons in volleyball players |
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Overload and neovascularization of shoulder tendons in volleyball players |
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Overload and neovascularization of shoulder tendons in volleyball players |
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Overload and neovascularization of shoulder tendons in volleyball players |
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overload and neovascularization of shoulder tendons in volleyball players |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In overhead sports like volleyball, the onset of a rotator cuff tendinopathy due to functional overload is a common observation. An angiofibroblastic etiopathogenesis has been hypothesized, whereby a greater anaerobic metabolism occurs in critical zones of the tendon with a lower degree of vascularization; this would induce collagen and extracellular matrix degradation, that could then trigger a compensatory neovascularization response. We performed a clinical observational study of 80 elite volleyball players, monitoring the perfusion values of the supraspinatus tendons by oximetry.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>No statistically significant differences were found between the oximetry data and age, sex or years of sports activity, nor when comparing the right and left arm or the dominant and non-dominant arm. A statistically significant difference was found for the dominant arm values in relation to the competitive role, higher values being obtained in outside hitters (62.7%) than middle hitters (53.7%) (p = 0.01), opposite hitters (55.5%) (p = 0.02) and libero players (54.4%) (p = 0.008), whereas there were no differences in setters (56.2%) (p > 0.05).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The different tendon vascularization values found in players with different roles in the team may be attributed to a response to the specific biomechanical demands posed by the different overhead throwing roles.</p> |
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Shoulder Overuse Volleyball |
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