Clinical and research follow-up for knee cartilage injuries—an international consensus statement

Articular cartilage injuries of the knee are a complex and challenging clinical pathology. The purpose of this study was to establish consensus statements via a Delphi process on clinical and research follow-up for knee cartilage injuries. A consensus process on knee cartilage injuries utilizing a m...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of cartilage & joint preservation 2024-09, Vol.4 (3), p.100192, Article 100192
Hauptverfasser: Prado, Isabel P., Hurley, Eoghan T., Danilkowicz, Richard M., Bedi, Asheesh, Golant, Alexander, Grant, John A., Hughes, Andrew J., McNicholas, Mike, Salzler, Matthew, Savage-Elliott, Ian, Krych, Aaron J.
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Zusammenfassung:Articular cartilage injuries of the knee are a complex and challenging clinical pathology. The purpose of this study was to establish consensus statements via a Delphi process on clinical and research follow-up for knee cartilage injuries. A consensus process on knee cartilage injuries utilizing a modified Delphi technique was conducted. Seventy-seven surgeons across 17 countries were invited to participate in these consensus statements. Nine questions were generated on clinical and research follow-up, with 3 rounds of questionnaires and final voting occurring. Consensus was defined as achieving 80% to 89% agreement, whereas strong consensus was defined as 90% to 99% agreement, and unanimous consensus was defined as 100% agreement with a proposed statement. Of the 9 total questions and consensus statements on clinical and research follow-up developed from 3 rounds of voting, 1 achieved unanimous consensus, 5 achieved strong consensus, 1 achieved consensus, and 2 did not achieve consensus. The statement that achieved unanimous consensus was on physical examination findings. The statements that achieved strong consensus were related to defining and monitoring treatment success, patient-reported outcomes, research follow-up, and second-look arthroscopy in the setting of recurrence. The statements that did not achieve consensus were related to routine imaging and length of clinical follow-up after operative intervention.
ISSN:2667-2545
2667-2545
DOI:10.1016/j.jcjp.2024.100192