Persistent Early Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms From 6 to 12 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Early identification of knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) could enable timely interventions to improve long-term outcomes. However, little is known about the change in early OA symptoms from 6 to 12 months post-ACLR.

Objective

To evaluate the change over time in meeting classification criteria for early knee OA symptoms from 6 to 12 months after ACLR.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Research laboratory.

Patients or other participants

Eighty-two participants aged 13 to 35 years who underwent unilateral primary ACLR. On average, participants' first and second visits were 6.2 and 12.1 months post-ACLR.

Main outcome measure(s)

Early OA symptoms were classified using generic (Luyte

SUBMITTER: Harkey MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11440826 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature