DO EARLY RADIOGRAPHIC CHANGES AT 2 YEARS PREDICT INCREASED PAIN AT 6 YEARS AFTER ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION?

Purpose (the aim of the study): Even young patients without prior injury to the knee develop radiographic changes during the first two years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), but it's unknown whether these early changes are predictive of increased pain over the next several years. The purpose of this study is to determine whether radiographic changes at 2 years are predictive of increased pain at 6 years while controlling for factors known to be predictive of worse pain after ACLR.