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Study Design Clinical measurement, cross-sectional. Background Individuals who have undergone anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction commonly experience long-term impairments in quality of life (QoL), which may be related to persistent knee symptoms or radiographic osteoarthritis (ROA). Understanding the impact of knee symptoms and ROA on QoL after ACL reconstruction may assist in the development of appropriate management strategies. Objectives To (1) compare QoL between groups of individuals after ACL reconstruction (including those who are symptomatic with ROA, symptomatic without ROA, and asymptomatic [unknown ROA status]), and (2) identify specific aspects of QoL impairment in symptomatic individuals with and without ROA post ACL reconstruction. Methods One hundred thirteen participants completed QoL measures (Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score QoL subscale [KOOS-QoL], Anterior Cruciate Ligament Quality of Life [ACL-QoL], Assessment of Quality of Life-8 Dimensions [AQoL-8D]) 5 to 20 years after ACL reconstruction. Eighty-one symptomatic individuals underwent radiographs, and 32 asymptomatic individuals formed a comparison group. Radiographic osteoarthritis was defined as a Kellgren-Lawrence grade of 2 or greater for the tibiofemoral and/or patellofemoral joints. Mann-Whitney U tests compared outcomes between groups. Individual ACL-QoL items were used to explore specific aspects of QoL. Results In symptomatic individuals after ACL reconstruction, ROA was related to worse knee-related outcomes on the KOOS-QoL (median, 50; interquartile range [IQR], 38-69 versus median, 69; IQR, 56-81; P

Original publication

DOI

10.2519/jospt.2018.7830

Type

Journal article

Journal

J orthop sports phys ther

Publication Date

05/2018

Volume

48

Pages

398 - 408

Keywords

pain, physical activity, psychological, radiology/medical imaging, sport, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Asymptomatic Diseases, Cross-Sectional Studies, Exercise, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Life Style, Male, Middle Aged, Osteoarthritis, Knee, Quality of Life, Radiography, Return to Sport, Surveys and Questionnaires