ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Chronic Knee Pain: Update 2026.

GuidelineJournal of the American College of Radiology : JACR· Aug 2026

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Chronic Knee Pain: Update 2026.

Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging, Cyrus P Bateni, Alice S Ha … Daniel E Wessell

RadiologyGuidelineDiagnosisQ1IF 2.7

In those instances where peer reviewed literature is lacking or equivocal, experts may be the primary evidentiary source available to formulate a recommendation.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Chronic Knee Pain: Update 2026.

Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging … Daniel E Wessell

Journal of the American College of Radiology · Aug 2026 · Q1 in Radiology

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.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Chronic Knee Pain: Update 2026.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Chronic Knee Pain: Update 2026.

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