Title |
Down on one knee: soft tissue knee injuries across the lifespan
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Published in |
Arthritis Research & Therapy, December 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/s13075-014-0499-8 |
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Authors |
Jonas B Thorlund, Adam G Culvenor, Charles Ratzlaff |
Abstract |
Joint injury is a potent risk factor for osteoarthritis, the most important musculoskeletal disease affecting humankind. Yet the population incidence of soft tissue knee injury is not well documented. Using health-care register data from Sweden, Peat and colleagues report that soft tissue knee injuries are common, peak in adolescence and early adulthood, have a second spike in women who are 35 to 49 years old, and continue throughout the lifespan. The study highlights the need for more knowledge on the natural history of knee injuries, their impact on knee osteoarthritis development and progression, and the potential for prevention programs to reduce the incidence of these injuries. |
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Canada | 2 | 20% |
Australia | 1 | 10% |
Denmark | 1 | 10% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |
United States | 1 | 10% |
Unknown | 4 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 6 | 60% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 20% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
Scientists | 1 | 10% |
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Netherlands | 1 | 7% |
Unknown | 14 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 33% |
Student > Master | 3 | 20% |
Researcher | 2 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 1 | 7% |
Student > Postgraduate | 1 | 7% |
Other | 0 | 0% |
Unknown | 3 | 20% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 20% |
Sports and Recreations | 2 | 13% |
Neuroscience | 2 | 13% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 13% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 7% |
Other | 0 | 0% |
Unknown | 5 | 33% |