RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 OPTIKNEE 2022: consensus recommendations to optimise knee health after traumatic knee injury to prevent osteoarthritis JF British Journal of Sports Medicine JO Br J Sports Med FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine SP 1393 OP 1405 DO 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106299 VO 56 IS 24 A1 Whittaker, Jackie L A1 Culvenor, Adam G A1 Juhl, Carsten Bogh A1 Berg, Bjørnar A1 Bricca, Alessio A1 Filbay, Stephanie Rose A1 Holm, Pætur A1 Macri, Erin A1 Urhausen, Anouk P A1 Ardern, Clare L A1 Bruder, Andrea M A1 Bullock, Garrett S A1 Ezzat, Allison M A1 Girdwood, Michael A1 Haberfield, Melissa A1 Hughes, Mick A1 Ingelsrud, Lina Holm A1 Khan, Karim M A1 Le, Christina Y A1 Losciale, Justin M A1 Lundberg, Matilde A1 Miciak, Maxi A1 Øiestad, Britt Elin A1 Patterson, Brooke A1 Räisänen, Anu M A1 Skou, Søren T A1 Thorlund, Jonas Bloch A1 Toomey, Clodagh A1 Truong, Linda K A1 Meer, Belle L. van A1 West, Thomas James A1 Young, James Justin A1 Lohmander, L Stefan A1 Emery, Carolyn A1 Risberg, May Arna A1 van Middelkoop, Marienke A1 Roos, Ewa M A1 Crossley, Kay M YR 2022 UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/24/1393.abstract AB The goal of the OPTIKNEE consensus is to improve knee and overall health, to prevent osteoarthritis (OA) after a traumatic knee injury. The consensus followed a seven-step hybrid process. Expert groups conducted 7 systematic reviews to synthesise the current evidence and inform recommendations on the burden of knee injuries; risk factors for post-traumatic knee OA; rehabilitation to prevent post-traumatic knee OA; and patient-reported outcomes, muscle function and functional performance tests to monitor people at risk of post-traumatic knee OA. Draft consensus definitions, and clinical and research recommendations were generated, iteratively refined, and discussed at 6, tri-weekly, 2-hour videoconferencing meetings. After each meeting, items were finalised before the expert group (n=36) rated the level of appropriateness for each using a 9-point Likert scale, and recorded dissenting viewpoints through an anonymous online survey. Seven definitions, and 8 clinical recommendations (who to target, what to target and when, rehabilitation approach and interventions, what outcomes to monitor and how) and 6 research recommendations (research priorities, study design considerations, what outcomes to monitor and how) were voted on. All definitions and recommendations were rated appropriate (median appropriateness scores of 7–9) except for two subcomponents of one clinical recommendation, which were rated uncertain (median appropriateness score of 4.5–5.5). Varying levels of evidence supported each recommendation. Clinicians, patients, researchers and other stakeholders may use the definitions and recommendations to advocate for, guide, develop, test and implement person-centred evidence-based rehabilitation programmes following traumatic knee injury, and facilitate data synthesis to reduce the burden of knee post-traumatic knee OA.