51 You get what you expect - expectations of recovery following a traumatic knee injury are associated with 1-year outcomes

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Authors: Marc-Olivier Dubé, Kay M. Crossley, Andrea Maree Bruder, Brooke Patterson, Sean Kaplan, Melissa J. Haberfield, Christian Barton, Stephanie Rose Filbay, Michelle M. Dowsey, Sean Docking, Joshua Robert Zadro, Ilana N. Ackerman
+3 more Joanna Kvist, Evangelos Pappas, Adam Geoffrey Culvenor
DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2026-sportskongres.51
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Abstract

Introduction Following traumatic knee injury, patients often have overly optimistic expectations of recovery. We explored: i) factors associated with expectations of complete recovery; and ii) whether expectations were associated with recovery outcomes.Materials and Methods We included 147 participants with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and/or meniscal injury from a nationwide cohort study. Baseline (

Fields of Study & Subjects

Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes

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Pages
A18.2–A19
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN