Preferences for Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Prevention Strategies in Individuals With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Study context
- Population
- Individuals with a history of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injurymedian age 30.6 years
- Participants
- 273 individuals
- Outcome
- Characteristics of potential posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) prevention treatments acceptable to patients with ACL injury (discrete choice experiment (DCE): risk reduction, side effects, benefits, out-of-pocket costs)
Methodological detailsonline recruitment (Reddit, Facebook, ResearchMatch.org), multinomial logit, mixed logit and latent class models
- Online recruitment (Reddit, Facebook, ResearchMatch.org)
- Multinomial logit, mixed logit and latent class models
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Treatment preferences (DCE)
Class 1 (n = 162): generally favored treatment, prioritizing effectiveness and injections, but deterred by high cost
59%
Class 2 (n = 111): less inclined to use treatments with potential mild side effects and high cost
41%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Daily knee pain
- Participants with daily knee pain
- 29%
Very or extremely worried about knee OA
- Participants very or extremely worried about knee OA
- 35%
Original publication
Preferences for Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Prevention Strategies in Individuals With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 11 April 2026. doi:10.
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