Prognosis and transition of multi-site pain during the course of 5 years: Results of knee pain and function from a prospective cohort study among 756 adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Multi-site pain has not been investigated among adolescents suffering from knee pain. This study aimed to examine the trajectory of pain in adolescents with knee-pain, to determine if multi-site pain in adolescents together with other established prognostic factors (frequency of pain, sex, sports participation, Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)) was associated with five-year prognosis of knee-pain and function.

Methods

This prospective cohort study included 504 adolescents with knee pain and 252 controls. At five-year follow-up, participants responded to an questionnaire which documented prescence and severity of knee pain and co-occurring pain.

Results

At follow-up, 358 (71.0%) of those with knee-pain at baseline, and 182 (72.2%) controls responded.

SUBMITTER: Holden S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8139498 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature