Table 2 Distribution of injuries of the knee region and mean number of operations per diagnosis in patients that required at least one operation
From: Knee injuries in severe trauma patients: a trauma registry study in 3.458 patients
Diagnosis | No. of operations per diagnosis | Prevalence of injury |
|---|---|---|
Patellar tendon rupture | 1.5 | 4.1% |
Patella fracture | 1.3 | 37.1% |
Knee dislocation | 1.7 | 4.4% |
Cruciate ligament tear | 1.5 | 38.0% |
Femur fracture | 1.9 | 18.7% |
Tibia fracture | 2.0 | 32.9% |
Other knee injury | 1.4 | 16.4% |