Table 2. Distribution of the mechanism resulting in multiligament knee injuries.
| Injury-generating mechanism |
Global n = 82 |
Age < 30 years old n = 45 |
Age ≥ 30 years old | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 37 | ||||||
| Motorcycle accident | 37 | 45.1% | 23 | 51.1% | 14 | 37.8% |
| Car accident | 9 | 11.0% | 4 | 8.9% | 5 | 13.5% |
| Soccer | 9 | 11.0% | 6 | 13.3% | 3 | 8.1% |
| Fight | 8 | 9.8% | 3 | 6.6% | 5 | 13.5% |
| Fall from height | 6 | 7.3% | 3 | 6.6% | 3 | 8.1% |
| Running over | 4 | 4.9% | 1 | 2.2% | 3 | 8.1% |
| Job-related accident | 2 | 2.4% | 2 | 4.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ox kick | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 2.2% | 1 | 2.7% |
| Fall from elevator | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.7% |
| Fall in hole | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.7% |
| Skate | 1 | 1.2% | 1 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Paintball match | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.7% |
| Torsional trauma | 1 | 1.2% | 1 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% |