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Article: Injury-related causes of acute knee pain: this detailed overview covers the anatomy, function, and examination of the knee and describes the phases of treatment for acute knee pain secondary to injury.(Medical condition overview)
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- JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
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Knee pain affects 20% of people in the United States and is the fifth most common health complaint, accounting for 12.5 million doctor visits in 2000. (1,2) Acute knee pain leads to more than one million emergency department and 1.9 million outpatient primary care visits annually. (1) The most common causes of acute knee pain in the adult primary care setting are osteoarthritis (OA) exacerbations (34%), meniscal injuries (9%), collateral (7%) and cruciate (4%) ligament injuries, gout (2%), and fractures (1.2%). (3) Although musculoskeletal conditions are common, many clinicians receive limited instruction in musculoskeletal medicine during training and therefore may ...