title: Epidemiology of knee injuries in children.
abstract: We analyzed 91 consecutive metaphyseal fractures, physeal injuries, and ligament ruptures in children aged 0-14 years. In the younger children, metaphyseal fractures dominated, whereas teenager had ligament rupture associated with low-energy trauma and physeal injury with high-energy trauma.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture