Knee Research
165 peer-reviewed studies, with plain-language summaries and links to the original research.
- Lever sign test for anterior cruciate ligament injuries: a diagnostic meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2024
- Kinematic and kinetic gait characteristics in people with patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2022
- May the force be with you: understanding how patellofemoral joint reaction force compares across different activities and physical interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2022
- Measurement properties for muscle strength tests following anterior cruciate ligament and/or meniscus injury: what tests to use and where do we need to go? A systematic review with meta-analyses for the OPTIKNEE consensusMeta-analysisSummary2022
- Muscle strength and osteoarthritis of the knee: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2022
- Primary surgery versus primary rehabilitation for treating anterior cruciate ligament injuries: a living systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2022
- The benefits of adding manual therapy to exercise therapy for improving pain and function in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review with meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2022
- Contractile rate of force development after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a comprehensive review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2020
- Does adding hip exercises to quadriceps exercises result in superior outcomes in pain, function and quality of life for people with knee osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2019
- How long does a knee replacement last? A systematic review and meta-analysis of case series and national registry reports with more than 15 years of follow-upMeta-analysisSummary2019
- What is the evidence for and validity of return-to-sport testing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery? A systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2019
- Effectiveness of manual therapy on pain and self-reported function in individuals with patellofemoral pain: systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2018
- Evidence-based best-practice guidelines for preventing anterior cruciate ligament injuries in young female athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2018
- Prevalence of knee osteoarthritis features on magnetic resonance imaging in asymptomatic uninjured adults: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2018
- Impact of the deep squat on articular knee joint structures, friend or enemy? A scoping reviewSystematic reviewSummary2024
- Is visual reliance increased in athletes after ACL injury? A scoping reviewSystematic reviewBrief2024
- Partial patellar tendon tears in athletes: a systematic review of treatment optionsSystematic reviewSummary2024
- Does preoperative physiotherapy improve outcomes in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty? A systematic reviewSystematic reviewSummary2022
- Guidelines for the use of diagnostic imaging in musculoskeletal pain conditions affecting the lower back, knee, and shoulder: a scoping reviewSystematic reviewSummary2020
- The influence, barriers to and facilitators of anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation adherence and participation: a scoping reviewSystematic reviewSummary2020
- Healthy knees have a highly variable patellofemoral alignment: a systematic reviewSystematic reviewSummary2019
- The relationship between hip muscle strength and dynamic knee valgus in asymptomatic females: a systematic reviewSystematic reviewBrief2019
- Criteria for return to running after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a scoping reviewSystematic review
- Low-load blood flow restriction vs heavy-load resistance training in early rehab after BPTB ACL reconstruction: RCTRCTBrief2026
- Sustained benefits of blood flow restriction therapy in knee osteoarthritis rehabilitation: 1-year follow-up of an RCTRCTSummary2025
- Yoga or strengthening exercise for knee osteoarthritis: a randomized clinical trialRCTSummary2025
- Manual lymphatic drainage before and after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trialRCTSummary2024
- Anteromedial versus posterolateral hip musculature strengthening with dose-controlled in women with patellofemoral pain: a randomized controlled trialRCTSummary2021
- Clinical outcomes, structure, and function improve with both heavy and moderate loads in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy: a randomized clinical trialRCTSummary2021
- Contralateral strength training attenuates muscle performance loss following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction: a randomised-controlled trialRCTBrief2021
- Effect of high-intensity strength training on knee pain and knee joint compressive forces among adults with knee osteoarthritis: the START randomized clinical trialRCTBrief2021
- Inertial flywheel vs heavy slow resistance training among athletes with patellar tendinopathy: a randomized trialRCTBrief2021
- Effectiveness of progressive tendon-loading exercise therapy in patients with patellar tendinopathy: a randomised clinical trialRCTSummary2020
- Patellofemoral pain: one year results of a randomized trial comparing hip exercise, knee exercise, or free activityRCTSummary2020
- Platelet-rich plasma for patellar tendinopathy: a randomized controlled trial of leukocyte-rich PRP or leukocyte-poor PRP versus salineRCTBrief2019
- Effect of intra-articular triamcinolone vs saline on knee cartilage volume and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized clinical trialRCTBrief2017
- A randomized clinical trial comparing patellar tendon, hamstring tendon, and double-bundle ACL reconstructions: patient-reported and clinical outcomes at 5-year follow-upRCTSummary2015
- Immediate outcomes following the GLA:D program in Denmark, Canada and Australia. A longitudinal analysis including 28,370 patients with symptomatic knee or hip osteoarthritisCohort studyBrief2021
- Can marathon running improve knee damage of middle-aged adults? A prospective cohort studyCohort studySummary2019
- Medial collateral ligament injuries of the knee in male professional football players: a prospective three season study of 130 cases from the UEFA elite club injury studyCohort studySummary2019
- Low rates of patients meeting return to sport criteria 9 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a prospective longitudinal studyCohort studySummary2018
- Anterior cruciate ligament injury: who succeeds without reconstructive surgery? The Delaware-Oslo ACL cohort studyCohort study
- Does brain functional connectivity contribute to musculoskeletal injury? A preliminary prospective analysis of a neural biomarker of ACL injury riskCohort study
- Sticks and stones: bias and readability assessment in LLM-generated patient education for anterior cruciate injuryPrimary studyBrief2026
- Age and sex differences in ACL-Return to Sport after Injury subscale scores (emotion, risk appraisal, confidence) after ACL reconstructionPrimary studySummary2025
- Considerations for a women's rehabilitation programme following ACL reconstruction: a concept mapping approachPrimary studyBrief2025
- Effect of knee extensor power on knee pain in adults with or at risk for osteoarthritis: the MOST studyPrimary studySummary2025
- Effects of exercise-based ACL injury prevention interventions on knee motion in athletesPrimary studyBrief2025
- High-intensity progressive rehabilitation versus routine rehabilitation after total knee arthroplastyPrimary studyBrief2025
- Is 9 months the sweet spot for male athletes to return to sport after ACL reconstructionPrimary studyBrief2025
- Long-term follow-up of patients with acute posterior cruciate ligament injury treated non-operativelyPrimary studyBrief2025
- Muscle strength is a key predictor of physical function in advanced knee osteoarthritisPrimary studySummary2025
- Rethinking acute sports injuries: evidence for an overuse mechanism in hamstring and ACL injuriesPrimary studySummary2025
- Strength setbacks: the impact of youth sport-related knee joint injuries on thigh muscle strengthPrimary studyBrief2025
- The effect of mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis on gait and three-dimensional biomechanical alterationsPrimary studySummary2025
- Ultrasound as a predictor of time-loss injury for the patellar tendon, Achilles tendon and plantar fasciaPrimary studySummary2025
- Double-leg and single-leg jump test reference values for athletes with and without an ACL injuryPrimary studyBrief2024
- Evaluating the role of weight loss in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: an auditPrimary studySummary2024
- Hip strength does not correlate with hip and knee biomechanics during single-leg tasksPrimary studyBrief2024
- Inclinometers and apps are better than goniometers for measuring knee extension range of motionPrimary studySummary2024
- People with short symptom duration of knee osteoarthritis benefit more from exercisePrimary studySummary2024
- The patient-physiotherapist tango: a personalized approach to ACL recovery, a qualitative studyPrimary studySummary2024
- The relationship between knee flexion excursion and mechanical stress during gaitPrimary studyBrief2024
- Absence of improvement with exercise in some patients with knee osteoarthritis: a qualitative studyPrimary studySummary2023
- Bilateral osteochondritis dissecans of the knee in pediatric and adolescent patientsPrimary studySummary2023
- Brace-free rehabilitation after isolated anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionPrimary studySummary2023
- Does the one-leg rise test reflect quadriceps strength in individuals following ACL reconstructionPrimary studyBrief2023
- Exercise and education vs intra-articular saline for knee osteoarthritis: a 1-year follow-upPrimary studySummary2023
- Generalised joint hypermobility leads to increased odds of sustaining a second ACL injuryPrimary studySummary2023
- How do we explain painful non-traumatic knee conditions to adolescents? A multiple-methods studyPrimary studySummary2023
- Loaded open-kinetic-chain exercises stretch the anterior cruciate ligament more than closed-chainPrimary studyBrief2023
- Mechanisms of action of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip OA remain a black box phenomenonPrimary studySummary2023
- Patellar tendon load progression during rehabilitation exercisesPrimary studySummary2023
- Quadriceps or hip exercises for patellofemoral pain? A randomised controlled equivalence trialPrimary studyBrief2023
- Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA): when do the risks of TKA overcome the benefits?Primary studySummary2023
- Unilateral tests of lower-limb function as prognostic indicators of future knee-related outcomesPrimary studyBrief2023
- A high physical activity level after total knee arthroplasty does not increase the risk of revisionPrimary studyBrief2022
- Clinimetric properties of the knee extension prone test (KEPT): a new method to assess knee hyperextension deficitPrimary studySummary2022
- Does a secondary cognitive task affect knee force production sense in young male soccer playersPrimary studySummary2022
- Evidence of ACL healing on MRI following ACL rupture treated with rehabilitation alone may be associated with better patient-reported outcomes: a secondary analysis from the KANON trialPrimary studySummary2022
- Extended knee control programme lowers weekly hamstring, knee and ankle injury prevalencePrimary studySummary2022
- How does hip osteoarthritis differ from knee osteoarthritis?Primary studyBrief2022
- Muscle force contributions to anterior cruciate ligament loadingPrimary studySummary2022
- OPTIKNEE 2022: consensus recommendations to optimise knee health after traumatic knee injury to prevent osteoarthritisConsensusBrief2022
- Side effects and patient tolerance with the use of blood flow restriction training after ACL reconstruction in adolescents: a pilot studyPrimary studySummary2022
- Single leg vertical jump performance identifies knee function deficits at return to sport after ACL reconstruction in male athletesPrimary studySummary2022
- The 45-second anterior knee pain provocation test: a quick test of knee pain and sporting function in 10-14-year-old adolescents with patellofemoral painPrimary studySummary2022
- The iliotibial band: a complex structure with versatile functionsPrimary studySummary2022
- The influence of therapeutic exercise after ankle sprain on the incidence of subsequent knee, hip, and lumbar spine injuryPrimary studyBrief2022
- Walking, running, and recreational sports for knee osteoarthritis: an overview of the evidencePrimary studySummary2022
- Weight loss is associated with reduced risk of knee and hip replacement: a survival analysis using Osteoarthritis Initiative dataPrimary studySummary2022
- Effects of and response to mechanical loading on the kneePrimary studySummary2021
- How effective is an evidence-based exercise intervention in individuals with patellofemoral pain?Primary studyBrief2021
- Impact of patellar tendinopathy on isokinetic knee strength and jumps in professional basketball playersPrimary studySummary2021
- Kiss goodbye to the 'kissing knees': no association between frontal plane inward knee motion and risk of future non-contact ACL injury in elite female athletesPrimary studyBrief2021
- Knee osteoarthritis: key treatments and implications for physical therapyPrimary studySummary2021
- Limiting the risk of osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury: are health care providers missing the opportunity to intervene?Primary studySummary2021
- Low-load blood flow restriction and high-load resistance training induce comparable changes in patellar tendon propertiesPrimary studyBrief2021
- Positive reframing: an important but underutilized coping strategy in athletes undergoing sport-related knee surgeryPrimary studySummary2021
- Quadriceps strength influences patient function more than single leg forward hop during late-stage ACL rehabilitationPrimary studyBrief2021
- Running biomechanics before injury and 1 year after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in division I collegiate athletesPrimary studyBrief2021
- Strength training in addition to neuromuscular exercise and education in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: the effects on pain and sensitizationPrimary studySummary2021
- The majority of athletes fail to return to play following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction due to reasons other than the operated kneePrimary studySummary2021
- Vertical and horizontal hop performance: contributions of the hip, knee, and anklePrimary studySummary2021
- Immediate and short-term effects of short and long duration isometric contractions for patellar tendinopathyPrimary studyBrief2020
- Landing biomechanics, but not physical activity, differ in young male athletes with and without patellar tendinopathyPrimary studySummary2020
- Pain and disability in women with patellofemoral pain relate to kinesiophobia, but not to patellofemoral joint loading variablesPrimary studyBrief2020
- Physical therapy versus glucocorticoid injection for osteoarthritis of the kneePrimary studySummary2020
- Poor functional performance 1 year after ACL reconstruction increases the risk of early osteoarthritis progressionPrimary studyBrief2020
- Psychological and pain profiles in persons with patellofemoral pain as the primary symptomPrimary studySummary2020
- Rearfoot strikes more frequently apply combined knee valgus and tibial internal rotation moments than forefoot strikes in females during the early phase of cutting maneuversPrimary studySummary2020
- Recommendations for hamstring function recovery after ACL reconstructionPrimary studySummary2020
- Systematic video analysis of ACL injuries in professional male football (soccer): injury mechanisms, situational patterns and biomechanics study on 134 consecutive casesPrimary studyBrief2020
- Young athletes who return to sport before 9 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction have a rate of new injury 7 times that of those who delay returnPrimary studyBrief2020
- A 10% increase in step rate improves running kinematics and clinical outcomes in runners with patellofemoral pain at 4 weeks and 3 monthsPrimary studySummary2019
- Bilateral changes in tendon structure of patients diagnosed with unilateral insertional or midportion achilles tendinopathy or patellar tendinopathyPrimary studySummary2019
- Development of a return to play checklist following patellar instability surgery: a Delphi-based consensusConsensusSummary2019
- Eccentric knee flexor weakness in elite female footballers 1-10 years following anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionPrimary studySummary2019
- Effectiveness of isolated hip exercise, knee exercise, or free physical activity for patellofemoral painPrimary studySummary2019
- Effects of three gait retraining techniques in runners with patellofemoral painPrimary studyBrief2019
- I spy with my little eye ... a knee about to go 'pop'? Can coaches and sports medicine professionals predict who is at greater risk of ACL rupture?Primary studySummary2019
- Importance of functional performance and psychological readiness for return to pre-injury level of sports 1 year after ACL reconstruction in competitive athletesPrimary studySummary2019
- Intra-articular corticosteroid injections in the hip and knee: perhaps not as safe as we thought?Primary studySummary2019
- Knee sliced open by skate blade: a complete patellar tendon rupture in an elite long track speed skaterPrimary studySummary2019
- Long-term prognosis and impact of Osgood-Schlatter disease 4 years after diagnosis: a retrospective studyPrimary studySummary2019
- Misconceptions and the acceptance of evidence-based nonsurgical interventions for knee osteoarthritis. A qualitative studyPrimary studySummary2019
- Only one patient out of five achieves symmetrical knee function 6 months after primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionPrimary studySummary2019
- Physical activity and worsening of radiographic findings in persons with or at higher risk of knee osteoarthritisPrimary studyBrief2019
- Principles of motor learning to support neuroplasticity after ACL injury: implications for optimizing performance and reducing risk of second ACL injuryPrimary studySummary2019
- Quadriceps muscle activity during commonly used strength training exercises shortly after total knee arthroplasty: implications for home-based exercise selectionPrimary studySummary2019
- Reactive strength index and knee extension strength characteristics are predictive of single-leg hop performance after anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionPrimary studySummary2019
- The decline step-down test measuring the maximum pain-free flexion angle: a reliable and valid performance test in patients with patellofemoral painPrimary studyBrief2019
- Compensatory strategies that reduce knee extensor demand during a bilateral squat change from 3 to 5 months following anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionPrimary studySummary2018
- Does anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction improve functional and radiographic outcomes over nonoperative management 5 years after injury?Primary studyBrief2018
- Effect of early surgery vs physical therapy on knee function among patients with nonobstructive meniscal tearsPrimary studyBrief2018
- Female soccer players with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction have a higher risk of new knee injuries and quit soccer to a higher degree than knee-healthy controlsPrimary studyBrief2018
- Healing of acute anterior cruciate ligament rupture on MRI and outcomes following non-surgical managementPrimary studySummary2018
- Illusory resizing of the painful knee is analgesic in symptomatic knee osteoarthritisPrimary studySummary2018
- Perceptions of rehabilitation and return to sport among high school athletes with ACL reconstruction: a qualitative research studyPrimary studySummary2018
- Twenty-year follow up study comparing operative versus nonoperative treatment of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures in high-level athletesPrimary studySummary2018
- Whole-body biomechanical differences between limbs exist 9 months after ACL reconstruction across jump/landing tasksPrimary studyBrief2018
- (Golden Oldie) Fibril morphology and tendon mechanical properties in patellar tendinopathy: effects of heavy slow resistance trainingPrimary studySummary2010
- Activity recommendations after total hip and total knee arthroplastyPrimary studySummary2009
- (Golden Oldie) Effect of physiotherapy attendance on outcome after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a pilot studyPrimary studyBrief2004
- Iliotibial band pathology: synthesizing the available evidence for clinical progressPrimary studyBrief
- A new way of grading severity of ACL rupture on acute MRI to consider potential for non-surgical healing with the Cross Bracing Protocol (ACL-ARCH criteria)Primary study2026
- Patient appropriateness for total knee arthroplasty and predicted probability of improvementPrimary study2023
- Pay attention to the evidence: in the longer term, intraarticular corticosteroid injections offer only harm for knee osteoarthritisPrimary study2023
- (Golden Oldie) The use of history to identify anterior cruciate ligament injuriesPrimary study
- 2D and 3D biomechanical factors during 90-degree change of direction associated with non-contact ACL injury in female soccer playersPrimary study
- Activity modification and knee strengthening for Osgood-Schlatter DiseasePrimary study
- Blood flow restriction added to usual care exercise in patients with early weight bearing restrictions after cartilage or meniscus repair in the knee joint: a feasibility studyPrimary study
- Combining neurocognitive and functional tests to improve return to sport decisions following ACL reconstructionPrimary study
- Greater fear of reinjury is related to stiffened jump-landing biomechanics and muscle activation in women after ACL reconstructionPrimary study
- Meniscal procedures are not increased with delayed ACL reconstruction and return to sportPrimary study
- Neuropathic-like pain in knee osteoarthritis: exploring differences in knee loadPrimary study
- Preoperative factors affecting patient-reported outcome measures for total knee arthroplastyPrimary study
- Psychological and functional readiness for sport following advanced group training in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionPrimary study
- Sex differences in physical activity engagement after ACL reconstructionPrimary study
- The NordBord test reveals persistent knee flexor strength asymmetry when assessed two years post-ACLRPrimary study
- The star excursion balance test is a reliable and valid outcome measure for patients with knee osteoarthritisPrimary study
- Prediction of secondary ACL injury in female athletes using 2D video-based measurements during dynamic tasks: a retrospective case-control studyCase seriesBrief2025
- Estimating contextual effect in nonpharmacological therapies for pain in knee osteoarthritis: a systematic analytic reviewNarrative reviewBrief2020
- Change of direction assessment following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a review of current practice and considerations to enhance practical applicationNarrative reviewSummary2019
- Is it time we better understood the tests we are using for return to sport decision making following ACL reconstruction? A critical review of the hop testsNarrative reviewSummary2019