Epidemiology of knee injuries in children

Søren V. Skak, Tim Toftgård Jensen, Torben Dam Poulsen, Jens Stürup

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica · 1987 · 101 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

We analyzed 91 consecutive metaphyseal fractures, physeal injuries, and ligament ruptures in children aged 0-14 years. In the younger children, metaphyseal fractures dominated, whereas teenager had ligament rupture associated with low-energy trauma and physeal injury with high-energy trauma.

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