Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo)
September 2019
To determine whether type-II collagen degradation is determined by the type of sport. Carboxy-terminal telepoptide of type-II collagen (CTX-II), a serum biomarker of collagen degradation, was measured in athletes who play different sports, and was compared with matched controls. The sample size consisted of 70 female participants aged between 18 and 25 years, 15 of whom were members of a soccer team, 10 of a (a variant of association football played on a hard court) team, 10 of a handball team, 18 of a volleyball team, and 7 of a swimming team.
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