Abstract
Purpose: Jumping and impact athletes put extra mechanical stress on their joints which can lead to chronic knee injuries. It has previously been seen that the risk for knee OA is higher in former male elite athletes compared with matched controls. Advanced MRI methods offer a way to non-invasively study early changes in knee articular cartilage and overall risk of degenerative disease progression. In this multi-center study, we use advanced quantitative MRI metrics of T1ρ and T2 to longitudinally study early cartilage changes in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 (D1) basketball players compared with D1 swimmers.
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