Summary of the practice guideline 'Traumatic knee problems' (first revision) from the Dutch College of General Practitioners

• Published in: Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde Vol. 154; p. A2225
• Main Authors: Draijer, L Willem, Belo, Janneke N, Berg, Hans F, Geijer, Roeland M M, Goudswaard, A N Lex
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Dutch
• Published: Netherlands 2010
• Subjects: General Practice - standards; Humans; Knee Injuries - therapy; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Netherlands; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Practice Patterns, Physicians; Prognosis; Referral and Consultation; Netherlands

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 ad...