Citation

Husen M, Jäger M. Orthopade 2019; 48(8): 711-724.

Vernacular Title

Doping im Spitzen- und Breitensport : Was der Orthopäde und Unfallchirurg wissen sollten.

Affiliation

Zentrum für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsmedizin Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147, Essen, Deutschland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00132-019-03780-z

PMID

31346643

Abstract

The spectacular doping raid during the Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld in winter this year is not the first time that illegal performance enhancement by taking drugs is in the spotlight of public interest. Kicked off by the so-called Festina scandal of the 1998 Tour de France, the serial exposure of further doping offences continues up to the present day. Less well-known to the general public is the high prevalence of doping under hobby and amateur athletes. Physicians are confronted by this group of patients in the practice much more frequently than by elite athletes, who are mostly treated in closed medical networks. The aim of the article is to provide an overview of the medical aspects including the most frequent substance classes and the current legal foundations of the anti-doping movement. Furthermore, the official definition of doping and the structure of the anti-doping agencies are presented.

Language: de

Keywords

Anabolic steroids; Anti-doping agencies; Anti-doping movement; Erythropoietin; Growth hormones