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This study analyzed the relationship between lower limb muscle strength and bone mineral density (BMD) and content (BMC) in adolescent male soccer players and non-athletic controls aged 12-15. The soccer players had greater whole-body, dominant leg, and non-dominant leg BMD than controls, but no difference in BMC. Soccer players also had higher peak torque of the knee extensors and flexors and better performance on an endurance test than controls. Higher knee extensor strength, soccer participation, and biological maturity were associated with greater BMD across all body sites. Muscle strength and the loading from soccer practice were positively associated with BMD in adolescent males.

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Abstrac 1

This study analyzed the relationship between lower limb muscle strength and bone mineral density (BMD) and content (BMC) in adolescent male soccer players and non-athletic controls aged 12-15. The soccer players had greater whole-body, dominant leg, and non-dominant leg BMD than controls, but no difference in BMC. Soccer players also had higher peak torque of the knee extensors and flexors and better performance on an endurance test than controls. Higher knee extensor strength, soccer participation, and biological maturity were associated with greater BMD across all body sites. Muscle strength and the loading from soccer practice were positively associated with BMD in adolescent males.

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Abstract

Objectives To analyse the relationship between isokinetic strength of the lower limb muscles and bone mineral density and content (BMD, BMC) of adolescent male soccer players and age-matched controls not involved in sport (1215 years). Methods A random sample of 151 young males was divided into soccer players (SG; n = 117) and control subjects (CG; n = 34). Peak torque of knee extensors (PTE) and flexors (PTF) was measured during isokinetic knee joint movement (90/s) of the dominant and non-dominant lower limbs. BMD and BMC of the whole-body, lumbar spine, dominant/non-dominant lower limb were determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Physical activity was monitored with accelerometers during 5 days. Estimated maturity offset was used as an indicator of biological maturity status. Results Whole-body BMD (1.03 0.01 vs. 0.98 0.01 g/cm2, P = 0.003) and dominant (1.09 0.01 vs. 1.02 0.01 g/cm2, P < 0.001) and non-dominant (1.09 0.01 vs. 1.01 0.01 g/cm2, P < 0.001) lower limb BMD was greater in SG compared to CG. No significant differences were found for BMC. Compared to CG, SG performed better in the YY-IE2 test (780 40 vs. 625 31 m), exhibited higher PTE (dominant limb: 155.2 30.3 vs. 123.4 37.0 N m; non-dominant limb: 156.2 36.1 vs. 120.4 41.1 N m) and PTF muscles (dominant limb: 79.0 25.3 vs. 57.1 25.3 Nm; non-dominant limb: 73.3 20.7 vs. 57.0 24.2 N m). Moreover, the PTE, soccer participation and maturity status were positively associated with the BMD at all body sites (r2 = 0.570.73, P < 0.05). Conclusions Muscle strength of knee extensors is associated with BMD and BMC at all body sites. Muscleskeletal structures respond positively to the weight-bearing and impact-loading imposed by soccer practice. Soccer seemed to be a multilateral balanced sport activity.

Keywords

Bone mineral density; Isokinetic strength; Soccer practice; Adolescence

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