Journal article
OPTIKNEE 2022: Consensus recommendations to optimise knee health after traumatic knee injury to prevent osteoarthritis
JL Whittaker, AG Culvenor, CB Juhl, B Berg, A Bricca, SR Filbay, P Holm, E Macri, AP Urhausen, CL Ardern, AM Bruder, GS Bullock, AM Ezzat, M Girdwood, M Haberfield, M Hughes, LH Ingelsrud, KM Khan, CY Le, JM Losciale Show all
British Journal of Sports Medicine | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2022
Abstract
The goal of the OPTIKNEE consensus is to improve knee and overall health, to prevent osteoarthritis (OA) after a traumatic knee injury. The consensus followed a seven-step hybrid process. Expert groups conducted 7 systematic reviews to synthesise the current evidence and inform recommendations on the burden of knee injuries; risk factors for post-traumatic knee OA; rehabilitation to prevent post-traumatic knee OA; and patient-reported outcomes, muscle function and functional performance tests to monitor people at risk of post-traumatic knee OA. Draft consensus definitions, and clinical and research recommendations were generated, iteratively refined, and discussed at 6, tri-weekly, 2-hour vi..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to express our deepest thanks to Alison Hoens who is the knowledge broker for the OPTIKNEE consensus.