buckling or giving way of the knee

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Etiology

Epidemiology

  • 12% of population

Clinical manifestations

  • most frequently occurs in association with
    • walking, stair climbing, twisting or turning
  • 78% report multiple episodes
  • 13% report a fall

Radiology

Management

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References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
  2. 2.0 2.1 Felson DT et al, Knee buckling: prevalence, risk factors, and associated limitations in function. Ann Intern Med 2007, 147:534 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17938391