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Epidemiology of acute knee injuries seen at the Emergency Department at Umeå University Hospital, Sweden, during 15 years

Authors: Tomas Ferry, Ulrica Bergström, Erik M. Hedström, Ronny Lorentzon, Eva Zeisig

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 5/2014

Abstract

Purpose

To describe the incidence and injury distribution of knee injuries in the general population of a European setting.

Methods

Retrospective study of all knee injuries registered at the Emergency Department at Umeå University Hospital, Sweden, during 1995–2009 in relation to age, sex, diagnosis, location and activity at the time of injury, mechanism of injury, and treatment and/or follow-up plan.

Results

During 1995–2009, 12,663 knee injuries were registered, 8 % of all injuries. The incidence of knee injuries resulting in a visit to the Emergency Department was six cases per 1,000 person years. One-third of all injuries occurred during sports. And 30 % were 15–24 years. More men than women were injured during sporting activities and women were mostly injured during transportation.

Conclusion

Knee injuries in a general population are common and the injury distribution varies with age and sex. Sports activities and young age were prominent features of the injured population.

Level of evidence

IV.

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Title: Epidemiology of acute knee injuries seen at the Emergency Department at Umeå University Hospital, Sweden, during 15 years
Authors: Tomas Ferry
Ulrica Bergström
Erik M. Hedström
Ronny Lorentzon
Eva Zeisig
Publication date: 01-05-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 5/2014
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-013-2555-3

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Conclusion

Level of evidence

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