PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - G J Packer
AU  - G R McLatchie
AU  - W Bowden
AU  - C M Lennox
TI  - Audit of knee injuries seen in a sports medicine clinic.
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.27.2.113
DP  - 1993 Jun 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 113--114
VI  - 27
IP  - 2
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/27/2/113.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/27/2/113.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med1993 Jun 01; 27
AB  - In order to assess the management of knee injuries in a sports medicine clinic, an audit was performed of all new patients who attended the clinic over a 12-month period. Of the 167 new patients seen, 76 (46%) had sustained knee injuries. Of these, 43 (57%) were treated in the sports medicine clinic and 33 (43%) were referred for arthroscopic assessment. The maximum waiting time from the time of referral was 3 weeks, with 85% of patients seen within 1 week and 92% within 2 weeks. Arthroscopy was performed on 28 (85%) of the 33 patients referred, and the positive correlation between the sports clinic diagnosis and the arthroscopic diagnosis was 64%. Of the 33 patients referred for arthroscopy, 28 (85%) had sustained acute knee injuries while five (15%) had been treated at other hospitals before referral to the sports medicine clinic. A National Health Service sports medicine clinic is an effective means of treating knee injuries, provided that access to arthroscopy is readily available.