Global burden of athletic-type knee dislocation in young adults: a GBD 2021 proxy-based analysis, 1990–2021
Young adults carry a large global burden of knee dislocation, consistent with athletic trauma. Despite increasing counts, population-weighted rates fell steadily from 1990 to 2021; male individuals remain at higher risks, and falls dominate the proxy mechanism. The proxy approach offers a reproducible way to monitor athletic-type knee dislocations where sports-injury labels are absent.
Authors
- W. Q. Chen
- Hang Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8321-4909)
- Tariq Alkhatatbeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3835-8863)
- H Chen
- Rongkai Zhang
- Zhilin Liang
- Yan Liao
- Jingyang Cheng
- Ahmad Alkhatatbeh
- Wenyan Huang
- Hao Liang
- Zijie Fang
Institutions
- Shantou University (CN)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University (CN)
- Guangdong Province Stomatological Hospital (CN)
- Key Laboratory of Guangdong Province (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1692607
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00