Patient-reported outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Effect of combined injury and early osteoarthritis features

Introduction: Poor quality of life and early-onset post-traumatic osteoarthritis (OA) are common following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), with individual outcomes varying greatly. Early identification of factors that may be related to poor patient-reported outcomes (PROs) is important, to enable targeted interventions to be developed for these individuals. Our aim was to: (i) examine how a combined injury (meniscectomy and/or significant chondral defect at time of ACLR) and early OA features on MRI influence PROs from 1 to 5 years post-ACLR and (ii) compare PROs from 1 to 5 years post-ACLR with normative data from uninjured healthy controls.
Source: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport - Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Tags: O89 Source Type: research