Preventing osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury: The case for targeting pre-osteoarthritis illness.

Matthew S Harkey, Harvi F Hart, Christopher Kuenze, Grace Lo, Virginia B Kraus, Constance R Chu, Jeffrey B Driban

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Article in Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Matthew S HarkeyDepartment of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. Electronic address: harkeym1@msu.edu.

Harvi F HartDepartment of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; School of Physical Therapy, Western University, London, ONT, Canada. Electronic address: hartharv@msu.edu.

Christopher KuenzeDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA. Electronic address: cmk7sq@virginia.edu.

Grace LoDepartment of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Medical Care Line and Research Care Line, Houston VAHSR&D Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: ghlo@bcm.edu.

Virginia B KrausDuke Molecular Physiology Institute, Department of Medicine and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. Electronic address: kraus004@duke.edu.

Constance R ChuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA, USA. Electronic address: chucr@stanford.edu.

Jeffrey B DribanDepartment of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA. Electronic address: Jeffrey.Driban@umassmed.edu.

Funding

Walk this Way: Physical Activity and Walking Biomechanics Lead to Early Knee OA Symptoms and Ultrasound-Detected Structural Pathology after ACL ReconstructionK01AR081389 · NIAMS · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Matthew Harkey · 2022 to 2026

$689k

NIAMS NIH HHS K01 AR081389

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Abstract

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PMID41391746

DOI10.1016/j.joca.2025.12.005

PMCPMC13124009

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