title: Occupational knee injuries.
abstract: This article focuses on occupational knee injuries. After an overview of work-related injuries, sections on the following are presented: (1) occupational knee injuries (patient history, physical examination, laboratory tests, radiographic tests, and treatment); (2) patellar and quadriceps tendinitis; (3) occupational osteoarthritis (overview and treatment); and failed knee surgery.
authors.affiliation: Hip and Knee Service, Hospital for Special Surgery-Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Westrich
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Bono
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D007719:Knee Joint; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010808:Physical Examination; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D017211:Treatment Failure