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Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT

There is a single study, and it is a preprint in a venue with questionable editorial standards. With ultrasound of 20 entheses on each side, 12 Turkish elite archers show an upper-limb inflammation score with a median of 3 against 0 in 49 sedentary people, the highest of seven sports, ahead of climbing, and a damage score of 1 against 0 (p < 0.001 for both). The supraspinatus is thicker and shows more erosions and enthesophytes, and at the elbow the medial epicondyle and the triceps insertion are thicker. The map is selective, though: the lower limb looks like that of sedentary people, and the lateral epicondyle and subscapularis show no changes. Two major limitations remain. Twelve archers in one cross-sectional sample are few, and an image is not a diagnosis: the authors note that many athletes with marked changes have no symptoms. Because of the venue, moreover, the registry reports the study but does not use it to decide the status, which remains not studied.

"Ultrasound finds more entheseal changes in the elite archer's arm than in sedentary people" added to the registry as Not studied

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT

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Claim page revised, version 2

"Ultrasound finds more entheseal changes in the elite archer's arm than in sedentary people" added to the registry as Not studied