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Epidemiology of knee injuries: diagnosis and triage
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The declaration of a special interest in sports medicine and particularly an interest in sports orthopaedics reveals a referral base which includes knee injury as the most common presentation.Over the next four journal issues, this series will examine the general pattern of acute injuries followed by the more specific topics of instability, patellar dislocation, patellar tendon lesions, meniscal injury, and articular cartilage defects.By way of introduction, the first article highlights the magnitude of the problem, the common diagnostic inaccuracy, and the need for a regional referral structure.It was written by Steve Bollen, who completed an overseas fellowship in sports orthopaedics and has subsequently been a consultant in knee and ankle surgery at a district general hospital for eight years.He is involved in the production of Best practice guidelines in ACL reconstruction on behalf of the British Orthopaedic Association, and has treated many elite athletes mainly from the sports of soccer, rugby, and ballet.
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“It is well known that the MCL is the most frequently injured ligament in the knee, accounting for up to 40% of all knee ligament injuries [1], and, based on a 10-year study of athletic knee joint injuries, 7.9% of all knee injuries [2].”
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“It is well known that the MCL is the most frequently injured ligament in the knee, accounting for up to 40% of all knee ligament injuries [1], and, based on a 10-year study of athletic knee joint injuries, 7.9% of all knee injuries [2].”
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Ligament injuries of the knee--limping forward?
Bollen, S. (1998) · British Journal of Sports Medicine · doi:10.1136/bjsm.32.1.82 · Cited by 37
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- 1991, Am J Knee Surg, 4, 3
- Ng ABY, Bollen SR. Failed anterior cruciate reconstruction: orthopaedic proceedings. J Bone Joint Surg 1999;suppl III:278.
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Enhanced Healing of the Medial Collateral Ligament of the Knee Joint
Lee, C.-S., Jeon, O.-H., Han, S.-B., & Jang, K.-M. (2023) · Medicina · doi:10.3390/medicina59040725 · Cited by 7
“The MCL is one of the major ligaments supporting the knee joint and is the most commonly injured ligament [1,66,67].”
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- Authors
- Bollen, S.
- Corresponding author
- Bollen, Steve
- Venue
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2000-06
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 227.2-228
- ISSN
- 0306-3674 (ISSN-L)
- 1473-0480
- PMC
- PMC1763268
- OpenAlex
- W2125771321
- Cited by
- 212
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 1.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- British Journal of Sports Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports injuries and prevention
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Keywords
- knee injury, orthopaedic sports medicine, diagnostic accuracy, triage, knee instability, patellar dislocation, meniscal injury, articular cartilage defects, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- MeSH terms
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Athletic Injuries, United Kingdom, Humans, Knee Injuries, Triage
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