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Question: Among adolescents and young adults with sports-related knee injuries, are early osteoarthritis symptoms and associated adverse health outcomes present 3–10 years post-injury compared to age- and sport-matched uninjured controls?
Question type: Prognosis
Study design: Retrospective cohort
Researchers from multiple Canadian institutions examined the association between knee injury sustained during youth sports and early posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) and related health outcomes 3–10 years later. Participants who were 15–26 years old and had sustained a sport-related intra-articular knee injury within the last 3–10 years were eligible. Injury was defined as a clinical diagnosis of ligament, meniscal, or other intra-articular tibio-femoral or patella-femoral injury that required medical consultation and resulted in disruption of regular sport participation. Injury diagnoses were confirmed by medical record …
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