ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2010
Outcome of knee injuries in general practice: 1-year follow-up.
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- Predicting no return to sports after three months in patients with traumatic knee complaints in general practice by combining patient characteristics, trauma characteristics and knee complaints.The European journal of general practice · 2019Trial
- Efficacy of MRI in primary care for patients with knee complaints due to trauma: protocol of a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial (TACKLE trial).BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2014Trial
- Post-traumatic knee MRI findings and associations with patient, trauma, and clinical characteristics: a subgroup analysis in primary care in the Netherlands.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2017Article
- Knee osteoarthritis in traumatic knee symptoms in general practice: 6-year cohort study.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2016Article
- Successful conservative treatment of patients with MRI-verified meniscal lesions.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundKnee injuries may lead to pain and to functional limitations in the activities of daily living. Patients with knee injuries are frequently seen in general practice; however, the outcome and management in these patients is not known.
aimTo assess the outcome and management of knee injuries at 12 months' follow-up in general practice. DESIGN OF STUDY: A prospective observational cohort study with a 1-year follow-up.
settingPrimary health care.
methodAdult patients consulting their GP after knee injury (n = 134) participated in the cohort. A magnetic resonance imaging scan was carried out and patients were diagnosed as either no lesion or an isolated meniscal tear, an isolated collateral or cruciate ligament lesion, or a combination. Follow-up questionnaires were filled in up to 12 months' follow-up.
resultsAt 12 months' follow-up, 34 patients reported full recovery and 67 patients reported major improvement. At baseline, 37 patients (28%) were referred to physical therapy and 17 patients (13%) were referred to secondary care. During 1 year of follow-up, another 21 referrals to physical therapy and 11 referrals to secondary care took place. The pain severity decreased the most, and the Lysholm knee score increased in the majority of patients during the first 3 months after injury. In total, 18 arthroscopies were performed in 15 patients. One patient underwent an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
conclusionThe vast majority of patients report clinically relevant recovery. There is no clear difference in outcomes between patients with meniscal tears or ligament lesions and patients without these diagnoses.
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