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GuidelineJournal of the American College of Radiology : JACR · 2026

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Chronic Knee Pain: Update 2026.

Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging, Cyrus P Bateni, Alice S Ha … Daniel E Wessell
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Chronic Knee Pain: Update 2026.

Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging et al. · Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR · 2026
Background

Chronic knee pain is prevalent in the adult population and is the most common musculoskeletal complaint in the primary care setting.

More results

Radiographs are the initial imaging modality of choice for chronic knee pain.

If radiographs demonstrate osteoarthritis, this document outlines specific scenarios in which additional imaging may be warranted.

More results

The guideline development and revision process support the systematic analysis of the medical literature from peer reviewed journals.

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