Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
Aged 18–40 years at the time of ACLR | Synthetic ACLR graft |
9–36 months following ACLR | Concomitant intra-articular knee fracture |
Symptomatic ACLR knee: mean score of <80/100 from four Knee injury and OA Outcome Score subscales covering pain, symptoms, function in sports/recreation and quality of life | Planning to relocate interstate/internationally in following 12 months or unable to commit to study assessments |
Willing and able to participate in exercise-therapy 2–3 times per week for at least 4 months | Any of the following in the past 3 months: knee re-injury, surgery or injection (either knee) |
Undertaken rehabilitation in past 6 weeks (for conditions affecting either knee) | |
Contraindications to MRI | |
Planning knee surgery in following 12 months (eg, graft rupture, cyclops lesion (localised anterior arthrofibrosis) on MRI) | |
Other reasons for exclusion (health condition affecting physical function, mentally unable to participate, pregnancy, unable to understand English, etc) |
ACLR, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; OA, osteoarthritis.