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Elite climbers may develop cartilage abnormalities, osteophytes in finger joints
Elite climbers may develop cartilage abnormalities, osteophytes in finger joints
Posted on: 12 September, 2021
Results presented at the Virtual EFORT Congress showed an increase in the occurrence of osteophytes and decrease in cartilage thickness in the distal and proximal interphalangeal joints of elite climbers in a 10-year period.