Verletzungen des kindlichen Kniegelenks

Injuries to bones and joints in skeletally immature patients are found in increasing numbers in specialised hospitals. The incidence of injuries of the knee and their consequences, in particular, is often underestimated. Clinical examination and even modern imaging techniques, such as MRI, often do not allow appreciation of the true extent of the lesions. If we assume that haemarthrosis is the main symptom, most lesions of the knee are intra-articular lesions requiring arthroscopic or open surgery. In the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 October 2001, 121 children and adolescents underwent operations to treat knee injuries in the traumatology department of the Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen. The most common lesions were rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and patellar dislocation. The purpose of this study is to compare the principles of treatment followed in our hospital and compare them with those detailed in the current literature.