Understanding Knee Osteoarthritis: From research to practice - with Associate Professor Adam Culvenor

Associate Professor Adam Culvenor is a Principal Research Fellow from the La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine (LASEM) Research Centre, a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Emerging Leadership Fellow and the head of the Knee Injury Research Group within LASEM.  

In this conversation, Adam and I discussed the research he has led on post traumatic knee osteoarthritis including the OPTIKNEE 2022: consensus recommendations, the SUPER-Knee trial, the role of diet in managing osteoarthritis and the Australian Knee Injury Study.

Thanks Adam for a great conversation. Use the timestamps below to jump to relevant sections and follow the links below to find out more about Adam and his work.

In this episode:

0:00 About this episode and welcome Adam

6:00 The infrapatellar fat pad

8:10 Adam’s pathway into research – MRI outcomes after ACL reconstruction

14:45 Cartilage imaging studies leading into the SUPER-Knee trial

19:36 How does strengthening help with cartilage health after knee injury?

24:40 Role of diet in managing osteoarthritis

26:40 OPTIKNEE 2022: consensus recommendations to optimise knee health after traumatic knee injury to prevent osteoarthritis

30:55 Australian Knee Injury Study

35:15 Key takeaways – consider the need for imaging, be guided by the guidelines, get involved in research as a clinician or a student

Read more about Adam here: https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/a2culvenor

Be part of the Australian Knee Injury Study: https://www.kneeinjurystudy.com.au/

Adam discussed the OPTIKNEE consensus recommendations following traumatic knee injury: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/24/1393.citation-tools

Whittaker JL, Culvenor AG, Juhl CB, et al OPTIKNEE 2022: consensus recommendations to optimise knee health after traumatic knee injury to prevent osteoarthritis. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2022;56:1393-1405.

Read more about the SUPER-Knee trial: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/1/e068279

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