© 2000 the British Journal of Sports Medicine
Injuries of the sporting knee
Epidemiology of knee injuries: diagnosis and triage
Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon The Yorkshire Clinic Bingley West Yorkshire BD16 1TW
In the Western world we live in a society obsessed by sport. At recreational level, this allows an escape from the pressures of modern life, and, at the elite level, sport is now an established part of the entertainment industry, with enormous material rewards for the participants. At all levels, injury is a constant threat, and, of all injuries, those of the knee fulfil the athlete's greatest fear of spending a long time out of action. This is confirmed by a study from Sheffield, which showed the knee to have been the most commonly injured joint and soccer and rugby to have the highest risks.1 It has been said of our national game that it is not so much a sport as a knee disease!
Not only may a knee injury require surgery followed by months of rehabilitation, but permanent disability from both sport and work may be the outcome.
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