Preventing Osteoarthritis After an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: An Osteoarthritis Action Alliance Consensus Statement

Authors

Jeffrey B. Driban, Tufts University
Heather K. Vincent, University of Florida
Thomas H. Trojian, Drexel University
Kristin R. Ambrose, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Shelby Baez, Michigan State University
Nicholas Beresic, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
David J. Berkoff, Excusercise LLC
Leigh F. Callahan, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Bruce Cohen, Excusercise LLC
Madison Franek, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Yvonne M. Golightly, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Matthew Harkey, Michigan State University
Christopher M. Kuenze, Michigan State University
Mary Catherine Minnig, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Ali Mobasheri, University of Oulu
Adam Naylor, Telos SPC
Connie B. Newman, New York University
Darin A. Padua, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Brian Pietrosimone, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Hayley Root, Northern Arizona University
Daniel Pinto, Marquette UniversityFollow
Matthew Salzler, Tufts University
Laura C. Schmitt, The Ohio State University
Lynn Snyder-Mackler, University of Delaware
Jeffrey B. Taylor, High Point University
Louise M. Thoma, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Kevin R. Vincent, University of Florida
Elizabeth Wellsandt, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Monette Williams, Triangle Multisport

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2023

Publisher

National Athletic Trainers Association

Source Publication

Journal of Athletic Training

Source ISSN

1062-6050

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-0255.22

Abstract

After an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, people need secondary prevention strategies to identify osteoarthritis at its earliest stages so that interventions can be implemented to halt or slow the progression toward its long-term burden. The Osteoarthritis Action Alliance formed an interdisciplinary Secondary Prevention Task Group to develop a consensus on recommendations to provide clinicians with secondary prevention strategies that are intended to reduce the risk of osteoarthritis after a person has an ACL injury. The group achieved consensus on 15 out of 16 recommendations that address patient education, exercise and rehabilitation, psychological skills training, graded-exposure therapy, cognitive-behavioral counseling (lacked consensus), outcomes to monitor, secondary injury prevention, system-level social support, leveraging technology, and coordinated care models. We hope this statement raises awareness among clinicians and researchers on the importance of taking steps to mitigate the risk of osteoarthritis after an ACL injury.

Comments

Journal of Athletic Training, Vol. 58, No. 3 (March 2023): 193-197. DOI.

Recommended Citation

Driban, Jeffrey B.; Vincent, Heather K.; Trojian, Thomas H.; Ambrose, Kristin R.; Baez, Shelby; Beresic, Nicholas; Berkoff, David J.; Callahan, Leigh F.; Cohen, Bruce; Franek, Madison; Golightly, Yvonne M.; Harkey, Matthew; Kuenze, Christopher M.; Minnig, Mary Catherine; Mobasheri, Ali; Naylor, Adam; Newman, Connie B.; Padua, Darin A.; Pietrosimone, Brian; Root, Hayley; Pinto, Daniel; Salzler, Matthew; Schmitt, Laura C.; Snyder-Mackler, Lynn; Taylor, Jeffrey B.; Thoma, Louise M.; Vincent, Kevin R.; Wellsandt, Elizabeth; and Williams, Monette, "Preventing Osteoarthritis After an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: An Osteoarthritis Action Alliance Consensus Statement" (2023). Physical Therapy Faculty Research and Publications. 220.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/phys_therapy_fac/220