Abstract des Autors

Recently knee injuries in childhood and adolescence have a tendency to rise. The types of the knee injuries in young athletes differ from those in adults and are generally specific for that age. The increasing intensity of the sports activities raises the occurrence of acute hemarthroses and that of the harms after ligament injuries in this age. During the examination of the child's knee hypermobility of the knee, the status of the growth plate, congenital and developmental disorders have to be taken into consideration as well. The early and exact diagnosis, the effective conservative treatment as well as the repair of the injured menisci, ligaments and articular surfaces have utmost importance. The study reports on the occurrence and the types of knee injuries in children and adolescents and summarizes the modern principles of the conservative and operative treatments. Verf.-Referat