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. 2010 Feb 1;60(571):e56–e63. doi: 10.3399/bjgp10X483157

Table 4.

Management of knee in juries during 1 year of follow-up (number of events [%]).

Management, n (%) Baseline n = 130 0–3 monthsan = 104 3–6 monthsan = 92 6–12 monthsbn = 112 Total events/patientsc
Re-consulting the GP
 Total group 47 (45) 17 (18) 12 (11) 76/54
 No lesion 14 (26) 5 (5) 8 (7) 27/19
 Any lesion 33 (32) 12 (13) 4 (5) 49/35

Medication
 Total group 35 (27) 4 (4) 4 (4) 4 (4) 47/35
 No lesion 14 (11) 2 (2) 1 (1) 1 (1) 18/14
 Any lesion 21 (16) 2 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3) 29/21

Referral to physical therapy
 Total group 37 (22) 11 (11) 4 (4) 6 (6) 58/54
 No lesion 14 (11) 3 (3) 2 (2) 2 (2) 21/21
 Any lesion 23 (18) 8 (8) 2 (2) 4 (4) 37/33

Referral to secondary care
 Total group 17 (13) 5 (5) 2 (2) 4 (4) 28/26
 No lesion 6 (5) 3 (3) 0 3 (3) 12/12
 Any lesion 11 (8) 2 (2) 2 (2) 1 (1) 16/14

Arthroscopy
 Total group 9 (6) 4 (4) 5 (5) 18/18
 No lesion 2 (2) 1 (1) 3 (3) 6/6
 Any lesion 7 (7) 3 (3) 2 (2) 12/12

Surgery
 Total group 0 0 1 1/1
 No lesion 0 0 0 0/0
 Any lesion 0 0 1 1/1
a

Reported over a period of 3 months.

b

Reported ove r a period of 6 months.

c

Total number of events over the number of patients involved during 1 year of follow-up.