2016
Projecting Lifetime Risk of Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Total Knee Replacement in Individuals Sustaining a Complete Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear in Early Adulthood
Suter LG, Smith SR, Katz JN, Englund M, Hunter DJ, Frobell R, Losina E. Projecting Lifetime Risk of Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Total Knee Replacement in Individuals Sustaining a Complete Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear in Early Adulthood. Arthritis Care & Research 2016, 69: 201-208. PMID: 27214559, PMCID: PMC5121085, DOI: 10.1002/acr.22940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee replacementSymptomatic knee osteoarthritisAnterior cruciate ligament tearsACL injuryCruciate ligament tearsKnee osteoarthritisLifetime riskMeniscal tearsACL tearsInjury cohortLigament tearsMT cohortKnee replacementComplete anterior cruciate ligament tearsConcomitant meniscal tearsGreater lifetime riskInjury prevention interventionsAge 25 yearsOsteoarthritis Policy ModelCumulative incidenceKnee injuriesIncident injuryTreatment modalitiesPrevention interventionsOsteoarthritis
2009
Medical decision making in patients with knee pain, meniscal tear, and osteoarthritis
Suter LG, Fraenkel L, Losina E, Katz JN, Gomoll AH, Paltiel AD. Medical decision making in patients with knee pain, meniscal tear, and osteoarthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2009, 61: 1531-1538. PMID: 19877094, PMCID: PMC2804854, DOI: 10.1002/art.24893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArthroscopic partial meniscectomyMeniscal tearsKnee painInternational Knee Documentation Committee scoreMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicatorsObtainable clinical informationDegenerative meniscal tearsIndividuals ages 45Mean incremental gainIKDC scoreNonoperative managementAge 45Preoperative informationPartial meniscectomyClinical informationOsteoarthritisPainTearsLower likelihoodHigher likelihoodAlternative thresholdsMedical decisionsScoresIncremental gainPatients