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346 - High Prevalence and Persistence of Early Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms Throughout the First Two Years after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Data from the New Zealand ACL Registry
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346 - High Prevalence and Persistence of Early Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms Throughout the First Two Years after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Data from the New Zealand ACL Registry

Matthew S. Harkey, Jeffrey Driban, Christopher Kuenze, Armaghan Mahmoudian, Rebecca Meiring, Daniel O'Brien and Sarah Ward
Osteoarthritis and cartilage, Vol.32(Supllement 1), p.S247
Poster Abstracts from the 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis
2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis (Vienna, Austria, 01/01/2024)
04/2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2024.02.358

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Purpose (the aim of the study): Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent consequence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and ACL reconstruction (ACLR). Despite ACLR restoring joint stability, many patients continue experiencing pain, stiffness, swelling, and functional limitations that may indicate early OA symptom development. Understanding the trajectory of these symptoms is crucial for devising preventive strategies to mitigate early OA onset in this high-risk, young patient population. This study leverages the extensive New Zealand ACL Registry to examine early OA symptom prevalence and longitudinal progression of early OA symptoms in a large cohort 6, 12, and 24 months following ACLR.

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