In our series of running injuries 40% of all injuries have been related to the knee area. Over 20 million people in the United States run on a regular basis. Figures from large running sources show that 60% to 70% of individuals running regularly are injured severely enough to temporarily stop running. The figures are significant, not in the seriousness of the knee injury, but in the fact that seeking treatment for their knee problems. Orthopaedic surgeons, because of their ability to evaluate the entire lower extremity, become the central component for treatment of this large group of injured runners. As has been noted, the underlying biomechanical abnormality must be sought and dealt with or the symptoms return. By identification of the injured structure(s) integrated with biomechanical understanding, treatment can be developed on a rational basis, dealing with acute problems and prevention of future ones.
在我们的一系列跑步损伤案例中，所有损伤的40%都与膝部区域有关。美国有超过2000万人经常跑步。大型跑步群体的数据显示，经常跑步的人中有60%到70%会因受伤严重到不得不暂时停止跑步。这些数据的重要性，不在于膝伤的严重性，而在于他们为膝部问题寻求治疗这一事实。骨科医生由于能够评估整个下肢，成为治疗这一大群受伤跑步者的核心力量。如前所述，必须找出并处理潜在的生物力学异常情况，否则症状会复发。通过识别受伤结构并结合生物力学理解，治疗可以在合理的基础上进行，既能处理急性问题，又能预防未来的问题。
