Identifying strategies to reduce the risk of kneecap arthritis after serious knee ligament injury

早发性膝盖骨关节炎，以及相关的疼痛和残疾，在严重的膝盖韧带损伤后以惊人的速度影响年轻人-“年轻人，老膝盖”。本研究旨在确定早发性髌骨关节炎（重建手术、膝关节生物力学和功能缺陷）的可改变风险因素，这将有助于制定干预措施，以最大限度地减少髌骨关节炎的发作和进展，并减轻这一重要公共卫生问题的负担。

Early-onset kneecap arthritis, and associated pain and disability, affects younger adults at an alarming rate after serious knee ligament injury – “young people, old knees”. This research aims to identify modifiable risk factors for early-onset kneecap arthritis (reconstruction surgery, knee biomechanics and functional deficits) which will aid the development of interventions to minimise onset and progression of kneecap arthritis, and reduce the burden of this important public health problem.