Trends in Australian knee injury rates: An epidemiological analysis of 228,344 knee injuries over 20 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute knee injuries are a key predisposing risk factor for knee osteoarthritis. Public health interventions require in-depth epidemiological evidence to determine which knee injuries are problematic in critical age and sex demographics.

Methods

Descriptive epidemiological analysis of longitudinal data on knee injuries (July 1998 - June 2018) from the National Hospital Morbidity Database in Australia were studied. The main outcomes where the population-related knee injury frequency, incidence per 100,000 and annual growth rate (%) over the 20-year observation period. Age-group and sex differences were also studied to determine demographic-specific trends.

Findings

228,344 knee injuries were diagnosed over the 20-year analysis period. Significantly rising ann

SUBMITTER: Maniar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8956823 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature