Factors Associated With Functional Outcomes in Former Professional American-Style Football Players With Symptomatic Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis

Michelle M. Bruneau, Rachel Grashow, Logan Gaudette, Marc G. Weisskopf, Alicia J. Whittington, Herman A. Taylor, Meagan Wasfy, Frank E. Speizer, Ross Zafonte, Aaron Baggish, Joanne Borg-Stein, Adam S. Tenforde

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

Published online on April 02, 2026

Abstract

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
Background:Functional outcomes and patient characteristics of knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) have been described in general populations; however, this has yet to be investigated in former professional American-style football (ASF) players.Purpose:To ...