Featured Publications
A full list of the publications for the lab can be found here. Below are a list of publications that we would like to highlight.
Scientific Papers
Losciale JM, Jansen NEJ, Le CY, Lu L, Xie H, van Middelkoop M, Whittaker JL. Longitudinal Changes in Adiposity After a Youth Sport-Related Knee Injury: Informing Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Prevention. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2026 Jul 13;. doi: 10.1002/acr.80118. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 42439311.
Whittaker JL, Hoens AM, Archibald C, Hunt MA, Le CY, Losciale JM, Miciak M, Mosewich AD, Silvester-Lee T, Truong LK, Wade D, Roos EM, Li LC, SOAR Team. A roadmap for developing a program to self-manage post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis risk. Osteoarthr Cartil Open. 2026 Sep;8(3):100822. doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2026.100822. eCollection 2026 Sep. PubMed PMID: 42254335; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC13235493.
Crossley KM, Haberfield MJ, Ross AG, Gracias LJ, Bruder AM, Whittaker JL, Chintoh A, Thornton JS, Davenport MH, Mountjoy M, Hayman M, Patterson BE, Blauwet CA, Verhagen E, van den Berg C, Okoth CA, Bolling C, Janse van Rensburg DCC, Casey E, Constantini NW, Adom-Aboagye NAA, Tomás R, Tsukahara Y, Emery CA, Dijkstra HP, Donaldson A. Gender- and/or sex-specific considerations for sport-related injury: a concept mapping approach for the Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Dec 3;59(22):1560-1574. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-109946. PubMed PMID: 40957667; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12703302.
Losciale JM, Le CY, Truong LK, Bullock GS, Mitchell CJ, Hunt MA, Whittaker JL. Are Changes in Thigh Muscle Concentric Strength Associated With Changes in Leg Function After a Youth Sport-Related Knee Injury?. Sports Health. 2026 Mar-Apr;18(2):298-306. doi: 10.1177/19417381251352524. Epub 2025 Jul 30. PubMed PMID: 40736040; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12310612.
Losciale JM, Lin B, Theret M, Schweitzer AM, Fliss MD, Scarr T, Yan XH, Prasad N, Hunt MA, Koehle MS, Rossi FMV, Mitchell CJ, Whittaker JL. Quadriceps Morphology 6- to 60-Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2025 Jul;35(7):e70109. doi: 10.1111/sms.70109. PubMed PMID: 40682419; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12275009.
Whittaker JL, Cammalleri A, Archibald C, Brooks-Hill A, Chin P, Clark S, Davis JC, Hoens AM, Hunt MA, Kausky K, Ko A, Leveille L, Li LC, Lodhia P, Losciale JM, Miciak M, Mosewich AD, Sheikh A, Silvester-Lee T, Truong LK, Wade D, Wilson DR, Xie H, Yan XH, Roos EM. Digital education and exercise therapy versus minimal intervention for young people at high risk of early onset knee osteoarthritis after ACL reconstruction: a study protocol for the Stop OsteoARthritis (SOAR) randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2025 Jun 20;26(1):213. doi: 10.1186/s13063-025-08896-6. PubMed PMID: 40542399; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12181937.
O’Brien D, Rabey M, Reid D, Ellis R, Uluinayau TW, Whittaker JL. The well-being of people with anterior cruciate ligament rupture-related post-traumatic osteoarthritis in Aotearoa New Zealand. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2025 Mar 3;26(1):216. doi: 10.1186/s12891-025-08421-5. PubMed PMID: 40025490; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11874687.
Losciale JM, Le CY, Jansen NEJ, Lu L, Xie H, Mitchell C, Hunt MA, Whittaker JL. Strength Setbacks: The Impact of Youth Sport-Related Knee Joint Injuries on Thigh Muscle Strength. A 24-Month Prospective Cohort Study. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2025 Feb;55(2):137-147. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2024.12663. PubMed PMID: 39846422.
Losciale JM, Truong LK, Zhang K, Silvester-Lee T, Miciak M, Pajkic A, Le CY, Xie H, Hoens AM, Mosewich AD, Hunt MA, Li LC, Roos EM, Whittaker JL. Assessing the efficacy of the Stop OsteoARthritis (SOAR) program: A randomized delayed-controlled trial in persons at increased risk of early onset post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2024 Aug;32(8):1001-1012. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.04.003. Epub 2024 Apr 12. PubMed PMID: 38615974.
Truong LK, Mosewich AD, Miciak M, Losciale JM, Li LC, Whittaker JL. Social support and therapeutic relationships intertwine to influence exercise behavior in people with sport-related knee injuries. Physiother Theory Pract. 2025 Jan;41(1):139-152. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2024.2315520. Epub 2024 Feb 19. PubMed PMID: 38374585.
Losciale JM, Truong LK, Zhang K, Scarr T, Xie H, Li LC, Mitchell C, Hunt MA, Whittaker JL. The association between knee muscle performance and clinical outcomes of knee function 1-4 years after a sport-related knee joint injury. Phys Ther Sport. 2023 Nov;64:147-155. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.10.003. Epub 2023 Oct 30. PubMed PMID: 37922747.
Le CY, Galarneau JM, R Filbay S, Emery CA, Manns PJ, Whittaker JL. Youth With a Sport-Related Knee Injury Exhibit Significant and Persistent Knee-Related Quality-of-Life Deficits at 12-Month Follow-up Compared to Uninjured Peers. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2023 Aug;53(8):480–489. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2023.11611. PubMed PMID: 37339378.
Toomey CM, Whittaker JL, Doyle-Baker PK, Emery CA. Does a history of youth sport-related knee injury still impact accelerometer-measured levels of physical activity after 3-12 years?. Phys Ther Sport. 2022 May;55:90-97. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.03.003. Epub 2022 Mar 10. PubMed PMID: 3529094
Whittaker JL, Truong LK, Losciale JM, Silvester-Lee T, Miciak M, Pajkic A, Le CY, Hoens AM, Mosewich A, Hunt MA, Li LC, Roos EM. Efficacy of the SOAR knee health program: protocol for a two-arm stepped-wedge randomized delayed-controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022 Jan 25;23(1):85. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05019-z. PubMed PMID: 35078446; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8790851
Truong LK, Mosewich AD, Miciak M, Pajkic A, Le CY, Li LC, Whittaker JL. Balance, reframe, and overcome: The attitudes, priorities, and perceptions of exercise-based activities in youth 12-24 months after a sport-related ACL injury. J Orthop Res. 2022 Jan;40(1):170-181. doi: 10.1002/jor.25064. Epub 2021 May 16. PubMed PMID: 33951223
Kuntze G, Nettel-Aguirre A, Lorenzen KN, Küpper J, Ronsky JL, Whittaker JL, Emery CA. Vertical Drop Jump Biomechanics of Patients With a 3- to 10-Year History of Youth Sport-Related Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Dec;9(12):23259671211058105. doi: 10.1177/23259671211058105. eCollection 2021 Dec. PubMed PMID: 34917690; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8669131
Whittaker JL, Runhaar J, Bierma-Zeinstra S, Roos EM. A lifespan approach to osteoarthritis prevention. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2021 Dec;29(12):1638-1653. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2021.06.015. Epub 2021 Sep 21. Review. PubMed PMID: 34560260
Le CY, Truong LK, Holt CJ, Filbay SR, Dennett L, Johnson JA, Emery CA, Whittaker JL. Searching for the Holy Grail: A Systematic Review of Health-Related Quality of Life Measures for Active Youth. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2021 Oct;51(10):478-491. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2021.10412. PubMed PMID: 34592831
Le CY, Toomey CM, Emery CA, Whittaker JL. What Does the Future Hold? Health-Related Quality of Life 3-12 Years Following a Youth Sport-Related Knee Injury. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jun 26;18(13). doi: 10.3390/ijerph18136877. PubMed PMID: 34206869; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8295930
Truong LK, Bekker S, Whittaker JL. Removing the training wheels: embracing the social, contextual and psychological in sports medicine. Br J Sports Med. 2021 May;55(9):466-467. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102679. Epub 2020 Nov 12. PubMed PMID: 33184111
Toomey CM, Whittaker JL, Richmond SA, Owoeye OB, Patton DA, Emery CA. Adiposity as a Risk Factor for Sport Injury in Youth: A Systematic Review. Clin J Sport Med. 2021 Mar 24;. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000927. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33797475
Ezzat AM, Whittaker JL, Brussoni M, Mâsse LC, Emery CA. The English Knee Self-Efficacy Scale is a valid and reliable measure for knee-specific self-efficacy in individuals with a sport-related knee injury in the past 5 years. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021 Feb;29(2):616-626. doi: 10.1007/s00167-020-05974-x. Epub 2020 Apr 17. PubMed PMID: 32303799
Whittaker JL, Truong LK, Dhiman K, Beck C. Osteoarthritis year in review 2020: rehabilitation and outcomes. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2021 Feb;29(2):190-207. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2020.10.005. Epub 2020 Nov 24. Review. PubMed PMID: 33242604
Toomey CM, Whittaker JL, Palacios-Derflingher L, Emery CA. Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) Responder Criteria and Minimal Detectable Change 3-12 Years Following a Youth Sport-Related Knee Injury. J Clin Med. 2021 Feb 1;10(3). doi: 10.3390/jcm10030522. PubMed PMID: 33535702; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7867131
Palmer D, Cooper DJ, Emery C, Batt ME, Engebretsen L, Scammell BE, Schamasch P, Shroff M, Soligard T, Steffen K, Whittaker JL, Budgett R. Self-reported sports injuries and later-life health status in 3357 retired Olympians from 131 countries: a cross-sectional survey among those competing in the games between London 1948 and PyeongChang 2018. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Jan;55(1):46-53. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101772. Epub 2020 Nov 9. PubMed PMID: 33168580
Ahmadian N, Nazarahari M, Whittaker JL, Rouhani H. Instrumented triple single-leg hop test: A validated method for ambulatory measurement of ankle and knee angles using inertial sensors. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2020 Dec;80:105134. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2020.105134. Epub 2020 Jul 29. PubMed PMID: 32768803
Ellis R, Helsby J, Naus J, Bassett S, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Carnero SF, Hides J, O’Sullivan C, Teyhen D, Stokes M, Whittaker JL. Exploring the use of ultrasound imaging by physiotherapists: An international survey. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2020 Oct;49:102213. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2020.102213. Epub 2020 Jun 27. PubMed PMID: 32861368
Truong LK, Mosewich AD, Holt CJ, Le CY, Miciak M, Whittaker JL. Psychological, social and contextual factors across recovery stages following a sport-related knee injury: a scoping review. Br J Sports Med. 2020 Oct;54(19):1149-1156. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101206. Epub 2020 Feb 14. Review. PubMed PMID: 32060141; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7513260
Holt CJ, McKay CD, Truong LK, Le CY, Gross DP, Whittaker JL. Sticking to It: A Scoping Review of Adherence to Exercise Therapy Interventions in Children and Adolescents With Musculoskeletal Conditions. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2020 Sep;50(9):503-515. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2020.9715. Epub 2020 Aug 1. Review. PubMed PMID: 32741327
Ahmadian N, Nazarahari M, Whittaker JL, Rouhani H. Quantification of Triple Single-Leg Hop Test Temporospatial Parameters: A Validated Method using Body-Worn Sensors for Functional Evaluation after Knee Injury. Sensors (Basel). 2020 Jun 19;20(12). doi: 10.3390/s20123464. PubMed PMID: 32575452; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7349604
Whittaker JL, Chan M, Pan B, Hassan I, Defreitas T, Hui C, Macedo L, Otto D. Towards improving the identification of anterior cruciate ligament tears in primary point-of-care settings. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020 Apr 17;21(1):252. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03237-x. PubMed PMID: 32303217; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7165371
Mohr M, von Tscharner V, Whittaker JL, Emery CA, Nigg BM. Quadriceps-hamstrings intermuscular coherence during single-leg squatting 3-12 years following a youth sport-related knee injury. Hum Mov Sci. 2019 May 9;66:273-284. doi: 10.1016/j.humov.2019.04.012. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31078946
Whittaker JL, Roos EM. A pragmatic approach to prevent post-traumatic osteoarthritis after sport or exercise-related joint injury. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2019 Feb;33(1):158-171. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2019.02.008. Epub 2019 Mar 14. Review. PubMed PMID: 31431269
Ren G, Whittaker JL, Leonard C, De Rantere D, Pang DSJ, Salo P, Fritzler M, Kapoor M, de Koning APJ, Jaremko JL, Emery CA, Krawetz RJ. CCL22 is a biomarker of cartilage injury and plays a functional role in chondrocyte apoptosis. Cytokine. 2019 Mar;115:32-44. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2018.11.030. Epub 2019 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 30623804
Consensus Papers
Crossley KM, Whittaker JL, Patterson B, Shill IJ, Heming EE, Bullock GS, Dijkstra HP, Donaldson A, McKay CD, Mountjoy M, Møller M, Owoeye OBA, Räisänen AM, Schulz JM, Blauwet C, McHugh TL, Mosler AB, Myklebust G, Palmer D, Ross A, Schneider KJ, Thornton J, Chintoh A, Verhagen E, Emery C. Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) practical recommendations: International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus meeting held in Lausanne, Switzerland, 2025. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Dec 3;59(22):1546-1559. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-110889. PubMed PMID: 41330629; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12703265.
Whittaker JL, Culvenor AG, Juhl CB, Berg B, Bricca A, Filbay SR, Holm P, Macri E, Urhausen AP, Ardern CL, Bruder AM, Bullock GS, Ezzat AM, Girdwood M, Haberfield M, Hughes M, Ingelsrud LH, Khan KM, Le CY, Losciale JM, Lundberg M, Miciak M, Øiestad BE, Patterson B, Räisänen AM, Skou ST, Thorlund JB, Toomey C, Truong LK, Meer BLV, West TJ, Young JJ, Lohmander LS, Emery C, Risberg MA, van Middelkoop M, Roos EM, Crossley KM. OPTIKNEE 2022: consensus recommendations to optimise knee health after traumatic knee injury to prevent osteoarthritis. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Dec;56(24):1393-1405. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106299. Epub 2022 Nov 15. PubMed PMID: 36379676.
Ardern CL, Büttner F, Andrade R, Weir A, Ashe MC, Holden S, Impellizzeri FM, Delahunt E, Dijkstra HP, Mathieson S, Rathleff MS, Reurink G, Sherrington C, Stamatakis E, Vicenzino B, Whittaker JL, Wright AA, Clarke M, Moher D, Page MJ, Khan KM, Winters M. Implementing the 27 PRISMA 2020 Statement items for systematic reviews in the sport and exercise medicine, musculoskeletal rehabilitation and sports science fields: the PERSiST (implementing Prisma in Exercise, Rehabilitation, Sport medicine and SporTs science) guidance. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Feb;56(4):175-195. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-103987. Epub 2021 Oct 8. PubMed PMID: 34625401; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8862073
King LK, Epstein J, Cross M, Buzzi M, Buttel T, Cembalo SM, Spitz E, Adams CL, Adebajo A, Bennell K, Blanco B, Courage U, Décary S, Gill M, Gill TK, Hajji R, Hinman RS, Jones A, Li LC, Mather K, Mani R, Nasef SI, Oo WM, Østerås N, Otobo TM, Ramiro S, Sharma S, April KT, Touma Z, Whittaker JL, Wluka AE, Grosskleg S, Hunter DJ, Shea B, Hawker GA, Callahan LF, March L, Guillemin F. Endorsement of the domains of knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) flare: A report from the OMERACT 2020 inaugural virtual consensus vote from the flares in OA working group. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2021 Jun;51(3):618-622. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.03.010. Epub 2021 Mar 20. PubMed PMID: 33775461
Emery CA, Whittaker JL, Mahmoudian A, Lohmander LS, Roos EM, Bennell KL, Toomey CM, Reimer RA, Thompson D, Ronsky JL, Kuntze G, Lloyd DG, Andriacchi T, Englund M, Kraus VB, Losina E, Bierma-Zeinstra S, Runhaar J, Peat G, Luyten FP, Snyder-Mackler L, Risberg MA, Mobasheri A, Guermazi A, Hunter DJ, Arden NK. Establishing outcome measures in early knee osteoarthritis. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2019 Jul;15(7):438-448. doi: 10.1038/s41584-019-0237-3. Epub 2019 Jun 14. Review. PubMed PMID: 31201386
Reviews
Whittaker JL. Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: The Formal European Union (EU)-United States (US) Meniscus Rehabilitation 2024 Consensus: A European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA), American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy (AASPT) Initiative: Part I-Rehabilitation Management After Meniscus Surgery (Meniscectomy, Repair and Reconstruction). J Physiother. 2025 Oct;71(4):282. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2025.09.007. Epub 2025 Sep 22. PubMed PMID: 40987622.
Whittaker JL, Räisänen AM, Martin C, Galarneau JM, Martin M, Losciale JM, Bullock GS, Dubé MO, Bizzini M, Bourne MN, Dijkstra HP, Girdwood M, Hayden KA, Hägglund M, McLeod S, Mkumbuzi NS, Mosler AB, Murphy MC, Myklebust G, Møller M, Ocarino JM, Owoeye OBA, Palmer D, Pasanen K, Rio EK, Thorborg K, van Middelkoop M, Verhagen E, Warden SJ, Whalan M, Crossley KM, Emery CA. Modifiable risk factors for lower-extremity injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Nov 26;59(21):1499-1513. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-109902. PubMed PMID: 40908104.
Whittaker JL, Schulz JM, Galarneau JM, Moore IS, Ackerman KE, Butler M, Dane K, Dubé MO, Ferraz Pazzinatto M, Gomez CD, Hayden KA, Marmura H, Mizuta R, Mosler AB, Schneider G, Schneider KJ, Sharma S, Trease L, Wilson F, Thornton JS, Crossley KM, Emery CA. Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for spine, chest, abdominal and/or pelvic injury and pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Nov 26;59(21):1515-1528. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-109900. PubMed PMID: 40889819.
Bullock GS, Räisänen AM, Martin C, Martin M, Galarneau JM, Whittaker JL, Losciale JM, Bizzini M, Bourne MN, Dijkstra HP, Dubé MO, Hayden A, Girdwood M, Hägglund M, McLeod S, Mkumbuzi NS, Mosler AB, Murphy MC, Myklebust G, Møller M, Ocarino JM, Owoeye OBA, Palmer D, Pasanen K, Rio EK, Thorborg K, van Middelkoop M, Verhagen E, Warden SJ, Whalan M, Crossley KM, Emery C. Prevention strategies for lower extremity injury: a systematic review and meta-analyses for the Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Dec 3;59(22):1575-1586. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-109910. PubMed PMID: 40645751.
Heming EE, Gibson ES, Friesen KB, Martin CL, Martin M, Asker M, Blauwet C, Bullock GS, Fredriksen H, Galarneau JM, Hayden KA, Lee JH, Mosler AB, Myklebust G, Pluim BM, Thornton JS, Whittaker JL, Whiteley R, Crossley KM, Møller M, Emery CA. Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for upper extremity injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Dec 3;59(22):1587-1598. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-109907. PubMed PMID: 41135970; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12703339.
Shill IJ, Shepherd HA, Eliason PH, Kolstad AT, Heyward O, Martens G, Peek K, Soligon CA, King MG, West SW, Ahmed OH, Blauwet CA, Broglio S, Chintoh A, Galarneau JM, Hayden KA, Hendricks S, Makdissi M, Palmer D, Sick S, Whittaker JL, Crossley KM, Schneider KJ, Emery CA. Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for concussion: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the Female, woman and girl/or Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Dec 3;59(22):1599-1616. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-109915. PubMed PMID: 40973466; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12703316.
Hart HF, Crossley KM, Culvenor AG, Khan MCM, West TJ, Kennedy JB, Couch JL, Whittaker JL. Knee Confidence, Fear of Movement, and Psychological Readiness for Sport in Individuals With Knee Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2024 Apr;54(4):234-247. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2024.12070. PubMed PMID: 38284344.
Whittaker JL, Losciale JM, Juhl CB, Thorlund JB, Lundberg M, Truong LK, Miciak M, van Meer BL, Culvenor AG, Crossley KM, Roos EM, Lohmander S, van Middelkoop M. Risk factors for knee osteoarthritis after traumatic knee injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and cohort studies for the OPTIKNEE Consensus. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Dec;56(24):1406-1421. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105496. Epub 2022 Sep 2. PubMed PMID: 36455966; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9726975.
Holm PM, Juhl CB, Culvenor AG, Whittaker JL, Crossley KM, Roos EM, Patterson BE, Larsson S, Struglics A, Bricca A. The Effects of Different Management Strategies or Rehabilitation Approaches on Knee Joint Structural and Molecular Biomarkers Following Traumatic Knee Injury: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials for the OPTIKNEE Consensus. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2023 Apr;53(4):172-193. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2023.11576. Epub 2023 Feb 20. PubMed PMID: 36802814.
Filbay SR, Skou ST, Bullock GS, Le CY, Räisänen AM, Toomey C, Ezzat AM, Hayden A, Culvenor AG, Whittaker JL, Roos EM, Crossley KM, Juhl CB, Emery C. Long-term quality of life, work limitation, physical activity, economic cost and disease burden following ACL and meniscal injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the OPTIKNEE consensus. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Dec;56(24):1465-1474. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105626. Epub 2022 Sep 28. PubMed PMID: 36171078.
Macri EM, Young JJ, Ingelsrud LH, Khan KM, Terluin B, Juhl CB, Whittaker JL, Culvenor AG, Crossley KM, Roos EM. Meaningful thresholds for patient-reported outcomes following interventions for anterior cruciate ligament tear or traumatic meniscus injury: a systematic review for the OPTIKNEE consensus. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Dec;56(24):1432-1444. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105497. Epub 2022 Aug 16. PubMed PMID: 35973755.
Culvenor AG, Girdwood MA, Juhl CB, Patterson BE, Haberfield MJ, Holm PM, Bricca A, Whittaker JL, Roos EM, Crossley KM. Rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament and meniscal injuries: a best-evidence synthesis of systematic reviews for the OPTIKNEE consensus. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Dec;56(24):1445-1453. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105495. Epub 2022 Jun 29. Review. PubMed PMID: 35768181; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9726950.
Urhausen AP, Berg B, Øiestad BE, Whittaker JL, Culvenor AG, Crossley KM, Juhl CB, Risberg MA. Measurement properties for muscle strength tests following anterior cruciate ligament and/or meniscus injury: What tests to use and where do we need to go? A systematic review with meta-analyses for the OPTIKNEE consensus. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Dec;56(24):1422-1431. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105498. Epub 2022 Sep 16. PubMed PMID: 36113973.
Berg B, Urhausen AP, Øiestad BE, Whittaker JL, Culvenor AG, Roos EM, Crossley KM, Juhl CB, Risberg MA. What tests should be used to assess functional performance in youth and young adults following anterior cruciate ligament or meniscal injury? A systematic review of measurement properties for the OPTIKNEE consensus. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Jun 13;. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105510. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PubMed PMID: 35697502
Editorials
Whittaker JL, Emery C, Møller M, Mountjoy M, Palmer D, Schulz JM, Crossley KM. Road to FAIR: where are all the female, woman and girl athletes?. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Dec 3;59(22):1529-1531. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-111050. PubMed PMID: 41192958.
Crossley KM, Schulz J, Patterson B, Bullock GS, Heming EE, Ross AG, Shill IJ, Schneider KJ, Dijkstra HP, Whittaker JL, Emery C. The road to consensus: lessons learned from FAIR and recommendations for future consensus activities. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Dec 3;59(22):1542-1545. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-111060. PubMed PMID: 41330630.
Patterson BE, Adom-Aboagye NAA, Constantini N, Okoth CA, Tsukahara Y, Janse van Rensburg DCC, Owoeye OBA, Gracias LJ, Haberfield MJ, Whittaker JL, Dijkstra HP, McHugh TL, Emery CA, Crossley KM. Advancing global equity, diversity and inclusion in sport and exercise medicine consensus and research: deliberate, thoughtful steps from the FAIR consensus. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Dec 3;59(22):1539-1541. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-111063. PubMed PMID: 41219009.
Whittaker JL. “Every New Beginning Comes From Some Other Beginning’s End”: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Posttraumatic Knee Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 Mar;74(3):337-339. doi: 10.1002/acr.24810. Epub 2022 Jan 28. PubMed PMID: 34738342
Truong LK, Bekker S, Whittaker JL. Removing the training wheels: embracing the social, contextual and psychological in sports medicine. Br J Sports Med. 2021 May;55(9):466-467. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102679. Epub 2020 Nov 12. PubMed PMID: 33184111
Marino KR, Vishnubala D, Ahmed OH, Zondi PC, Whittaker JL, Shafik A, Le CY, Chatterjee D, Odulaja A, Jones NE, Thornton JS. Embrace your discomfort: leadership and unconscious bias in sport and exercise medicine. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Mar;55(6):303-304. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103061. Epub 2020 Oct 13. PubMed PMID: 33051213
Miller M, Palmer D, Whittaker JL, Pike R, Schamasch P, Shroff M, Bouzou J. No pain no gain? A conversation on Olympians’ long-term health. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Jan;55(1):2-3. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102127. Epub 2020 Nov 12. PubMed PMID: 33184112
Prior J, Whittaker JL, Scott AW. Adolescent combined hormonal contraceptives and surgical repair of anterior cruciate tears: a risky recommendation based on an unproven causal relationship. Phys Sportsmed. 2019 Sep;47(3):240-241. doi: 10.1080/00913847.2019.1629739. Epub 2019 Jun 17. PubMed PMID: 31204881
Whittaker JL, McKay CD, Batt ME. Prevention, management and long-term consequences of sport and exercise-related musculoskeletal disorders. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2019 Feb;33(1):1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2019.101432. PubMed PMID: 31431265
Bekker S, Ahmed OH, Bakare U, Blake TA, Brooks AM, Davenport TE, Mendonça LM, Fortington LV, Himawan M, Kemp JL, Litzy K, Loh RF, MacDonald J, McKay CD, Mosler AB, Mountjoy M, Pederson A, Stefan MI, Stokes E, Vassallo AJ, Whittaker JL. We need to talk about manels: the problem of implicit gender bias in sport and exercise medicine. Br J Sports Med. 2018 Oct;52(20):1287-1289. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099084. Epub 2018 Mar 17. PubMed PMID: 29550755
Books & Book Chapters
Whittaker JL, Gino Kerkhoffs. Osteoarthritis: Maintaining mobility and function. In Gouttebarge V, Kerkhoffs GMMJ, de Schutter MN. The secret balance of champions – Health challenges in elite sport. Future Science Group, London: 2020, pgs 175-182
Whittaker JL. Ultrasound imaging for rehabilitation of the lumbopelvic region; a clinical approach London, Churchill Livingstone, 2007
Infographics
Whittaker JL, Roos EM. Infographic. Risk profile for sport-related post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis. Br J Sports Med. 2020 Mar;54(6):362-363. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-100877. Epub 2019 Aug 3. PubMed PMID: 31377723