title: A claims-made study of knee injuries due to football in high school athletes.
abstract: This article is an analysis of the insurance claims for injuries sustained in high school football for the 1965, 1975-1977, and 1983-1985 football seasons. Thirteen percent of all injuries each season involved the knee. In 1965, 12% of patients were treated operatively, and, in 1985, 33% underwent surgery. Follow-up questionnaires completed by 446 (68%) of the players injured during 1975, 1976, and 1977, after a mean of 10 years, showed that 25% of players with ligament injuries, 30% with internal derangement of the knee, and 17% with patellar injuries claim disability for some athletic pursuits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Pritchett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005538:Football; D006801:Humans; D007341:Insurance / Q000639:trends*; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000639:trends; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014861:Washington