The knee is one of the most commonly injured joints in the human body, and knee injuries are increasing in frequency in the United States, largely because of athletic injuries. More than 1 million patients are seen annually in North American emergency departments (ED) with a complaint of acute knee injury.<sup>14 Stiell I.G., Greenberg G.H., Wells G.A. , et al. Prospective validation of a decision rule for the use of radiography in acute knee injuries JAMA 1996 ;  275 : 611-615

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références</sup> Each year in the United States, over 50,000 knee injuries occur that will require an operation.<sup>13 Sonzogni J.J. Examining the injured knee Emerg Med 1996 ;  28 : 76-86

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références</sup> The emergency physician (EP) must be comfortable with the examination of the normal and abnormal knee to be able to recognize and treat injury appropriately. Following a logical and stepwise order is important to the physical examination of the knee will allow the EP to complete this with accuracy and confidence.