Epidemiological Evaluation of Knee Injuries in Children Admitted to Assiut University Hospitals From 2022 to 2025.

December 10, 2025 updated by: Mohamed Mahmoud Ebrahim Abd Allah, Assiut University
To categorize and analyze the incidence of the knee injuries in children admitted in Assiut University from 2022 to 2025 and to establish a data base about children less than 18 years who have knee injuries for further studies.

Study Overview

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Detailed Description

Knee injuries are common in children and constitute about 5 %of the injuries presenting to emergency department in 1 to 18 y age group . The presence of physis or growth plate, which is weaker compared to the adjacent ligaments make injury patterns in children different from those in adults, as the same amount of force would produce a physeal fracture or avulsion injury in children but a ligament injury in an adult.

Kraus et al. divided patients according to age to infants (younger than 1 year); pre-school aged children (1-6 years); prepubertal school-aged children (7-10 years); early adolescent patients (11-14 years); late adolescent patients (15-18 years) and a five diagnosis-related groups : extraarticular soft tissue injuries, intraarticular soft tissue injuries, patella disorders, fractures, and overload injuries. They found extraarticular soft tissue injuries were most common and fractures were rare.

Skak et al found that children with ligament injuries and physeal fractures had a median age of 12 years. No lesions of the cruciate ligaments without bony avulsion were diagnosed. the most frequent cause of injuries was falls.

The most frequent traumatic injuries reported involve the cruciate and collateral ligaments (medial collateral ligament [MCL], posterior cruciate ligament [PCL], anterior cruciate ligament [ACL], and lateral collateral ligament [LCL]), menisci, and patella. Overall, females are reported to have a higher risk of sustaining a knee injury than males. Ligament injuries ,specifically ACL injuries, are among the most devastating knee injuries for young patients. Female patients have two to eight times greater risk of sustaining an ACL injury as compared with male patients. After ACL injury, there is a significant risk of developing osteoarthritis regardless of the treatment intervention, such as ACL on surgery.

The rationale of the research is to establish a data base about children less than 18 years who have knee injuries for further studies.

research and injury pattern analysis. All imaging studies stored in PACS and the operative notes and clinical data documented will be verified to enhance data validity and completeness.

The data collection process will not be limited to basic demographic and diagnostic variables. A comprehensive data abstraction form will be developed to ensure standardized retrieval of relevant clinical presentation, radiological, and final management of the patients. The extracted data will include mechanism and date of trauma, anatomical injury characteristics, associated injuries, type of management (conservative or operative), intra-operative details when applicable, radiological findings.

2.4.5 -Research outcome measures:

  1. Primary (main):

    The epidemiology (incidence and patterns) of knee injuries among children (<18 years) admitted to Assiut University Hospitals between 2022 and 2025 to establish a data base about children less than 18 years who have knee injuries for further studies .and all extracted data and radiological images will be securely entered into a password-protected, anonymized electronic database (such as Red cap) to ensure confidentiality, facilitate statistical analysis, and allow future reference by the research team in compliance with institutional ethical standards.

  2. Secondary (subsidiary): none

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

300

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Egypt
    • Ass
      • Asyut, Ass, Egypt, 71511
        • Assuit university

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children admitted with knee injuries (open or closed) in Assiut University.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children admitted with knee injuries (open or closed) in Assiut University.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
establish a data base about children less than 18 years who have knee injuries for further studies
Time Frame: between 2022 and 2025
The epidemiology (incidence and patterns) of knee injuries among children (<18 years) admitted to Assiut University Hospitals between 2022 and 2025 to establish a data base about children less than 18 years who have knee injuries for further studies .and all extracted data and radiological images will be securely entered into a password-protected, anonymized electronic database (such as Red cap) to ensure confidentiality, facilitate statistical analysis, and allow future reference by the research team in compliance with institutional ethical standards.
between 2022 and 2025

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Assiut University

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Nariman Abol Oyoun, associated prof, Assiut University
  • Study Chair: Hatem Galal El-Din Zaki, prof, Assiut University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 10, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 10, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 10, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

December 23, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 23, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 10, 2025

Last Verified

December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • evaluation of knee injuries

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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