TY - JOUR AU - AKODU, ASHIYAT KEHINDE AU - Oluwatomisin Adeoye Akindele, Oluwatomisin Adeoye PY - 2020/11/11 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Limb length discrepancy and gait parameters of amateur football players in Lagos State, Nigeria JF - South African Journal of Sports Medicine JA - SA J Sports Med VL - 32 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.17159/2078-516X/2020/v32i1a8029 UR - https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/sajsm/article/view/8029 SP - 1-3 AB - <div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="section"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><strong>Background</strong>: Football is a widely played sport globally. Limb length discrepancies have been found to be common among football players and these may lead to abnormal gait.</p><p><strong>Objectives</strong>: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between limb length discrepancy (LLD) and gait parameters of amateur football players in Lagos State, Nigeria.</p><p><strong>Methods</strong>: Eighty-nine amateur football players participated in the cross-sectional study. They were recruited from different stadia in Lagos State. Limb length and gait parameters were measured using tape and footprint measurements.</p><p><strong>Results</strong>: The prevalence of real limb length discrepancy among the participants was 75% (n = 67). The results of this study showed that the right leg was the shorter leg in 60% (n = 53) of the participants. There was no significant correlation between gait parameters and limb length measurement.</p><p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: Although limb length discrepancy is common among amateur football players in Lagos State, the relationship between limb length and gait parameters is weak.</p></div></div></div></div> ER -