title: Incidence of meniscal lesions in children. Increase associated with diagnostic arthroscopy.
abstract: In the population of Malmö the average annual incidence of symptomatic meniscal lesions in children increased from 0.7 to 2.5 per 10,000 from 1960-1965 inclusive to 1980-1985 inclusive. Soccer was the predominant cause of the lesions, and the increased incidence of the diagnosis was associated with the introduction of arthroscopy.
authors.affiliation: University of Lund Department of Orthopedics, Malmö General Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abdon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bauer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries