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Objective This investigation was launched to characterize the relationship between some popular sports and the meniscus injury as well as the impairment extent due to practice duration.Methods The overall 819 women aged 20-49 years from clinic service,hospital,community and gymnasium were selected to join the investigation.The participants practice yoga or any other popular sports including badminton,jogging,climbing hills for at least one hour per day.The subjects were diagnosed with meniscus injury by means of physical examination and MR imaging.All of the subjects were therefore divided into the case(273)and the control(546)pools.The nested case-control model was applied to assess the relative risk of the meniscus.The 181 yoga subjects had been further divided into three sub-groups of 3-6 months,6-12 months and over 12 months,and they were accordingly analyzed with the variables of the age,body mass index(BMI)and Lysholm score.Results The study showed that yoga was associated with higher risk(OR=1.621,P=0.008)of meniscus injury,but the other sports showed no statistically significant risk (badminton 0R=1.028,jogging OR=1.116,climbing hills OR=1.259).The trainees appeared to be statistically different between the groups of 3-6 months and over 12 months on the items of the Lysholm score(P=0.006)and BMI(P=0.003).Conclusion Yoga plays a risky role on the issue of meniscus injury comparing some other popular sports among young women.The yoga players who exercise longer got lower Lysholm scores and lighter weight.