International journal of rheumatic diseases
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Association between radiographic anterior cruciate ligament tear and joint symptoms: Data from the osteoarthritis initiative.
Symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) in the knee is defined as the presence of OA radiographic features in combination with knee symptoms. Pain has not been shown to correlate meaningfully to radiographic severity. We aimed to determine the relationship between a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) with knee symptoms and radiographic OA. ⋯ Individuals did not report an increase in knee pain, stiffness or disability in their ACL-deficient knee. Only disability was associated with worsening severity of radiographic OA in ACL-deficient knees.