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Published in final edited form as: Am J Sports Med. 2018 Aug 20;46(12):2894–2898. doi: 10.1177/0363546518790507

Table 3:

Numbers and Types of Incorrect Diagnoses by Provider Type

Injury	Events	Emergency Medicine	Primary Care	PMR	Orthopedic Surgery
Contusion/Knee Sprain	694 (65%)	73	452	160	9
Isolated Meniscus Tear	161 (15%)	19	77	35	30
Isolated Collateral Ligament	109 (10%)	14	49	20	26
Patellar Dislocation / Subluxation	57 (5%)	27	25	5	0
Knee Synovitis	18 (2%)	3	10	5	0
Tibia Eminence / Plateau Fractures	14 (1%)	12	1	1	0
Extensor Mechanism	13 (1%)	11	2	0	0
Femur Fracture	7 (1%)	7	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,073	166	616	226	65