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Knee injuries in children are more likely to be fractures than ligament injuries. A traumatic knee effusion is usually a haemarthosis, associated with a fracture and this should be investigated in ED
Patella subluxations / dislocations are also common causes of knee pain
Peace and Love soft tissue injury guidelines;
P-protect
E-elevate
A-avoid anti-inflammatories
C-compression
E-education
L-load
O-optimism
V-vascularisation
E-exercise
Advise attendance at ED if
- Suspected fracture
- High energy injury
- Rapid and/or ongoing post-injury swelling
- Inability to weight bear
- Deformity
- Sudden onset loss of movement
- Swollen knee (effusion/ haemarthrosis)
