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[Summary of the practice guideline 'Traumatic knee problems' (first revision) from the Dutch College of General
L Willem Draijer1, Janneke N Belo, Hans F Berg
1Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap, afd. Richtlijnontwikkeling en Wetenschap, Utrecht, The Netherlands. w.draijer@nhg.org
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde
|March 25, 2011
Abstract:
Most traumatic knee problems have a favourable prognosis and can be treated by the general practitioner. The course of knee symptoms and the impairment of knee function are more important for decisions about the management of knee problems than the results of physical examination of the knee. The additional value of general practitioner referral for MRI of the knee has not been established yet. Reasons for urgent referral to an orthopaedic specialist are: a knee fracture, an acutely locked knee, and a patellar dislocation.