Quality of life and symptomatic, radiographic knee osteoarthritis anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Impaired longer-term quality of life (QOL) is common after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), which may be related to persistent knee symptoms and/or knee osteoarthritis (OA). This study aimed to: 1. Compare QOL 5-20 years after ACLR in individuals with i) symptomatic OA; ii) symptoms not attributed to OA; and iii) an asymptomatic group; 2. Identify specific aspects of QOL impairment in symptomatic individuals with and without OA after ACLR.