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This chapter explains the most common sports-related knee injuries based on the best available evidence. The content is designed for sports physicians who wish to be equipped with a comprehensible and standardized approach to the assessment and treatment of major topics of knee-related sports traumatology. Each topic entails diagnostic strategies and therapeutic management including conservative and operative treatment algorithms. A standardized structure including clear take-home messages as well as high-quality images helps the reader to easily retrieve information for thorough decision-making.

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    Steffen Sauer

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Sauer, S., Clatworthy, M. (2019). Traumatic Knee Injuries. In: Margheritini, F., Espregueira-Mendes, J., Gobbi, A. (eds) Complex Knee Ligament Injuries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58245-9_5

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