摘要：Aim. Patients with knee injuries may be consulted in a first stage by specialists, such as the sports doctor, and in a second stage, depending on the severity of the injury and the therapeutic orientation, it may be necessary to consult an orthopedic surgeon and / or medical rehabilitation. Methods. Particularly important in the traumatic pathology of the knee is the clinical examination. It must be rigorous and systematic because, based on it, a correct diagnosis can be established, which also assesses the severity of the lesions. Only in this way can the optimal therapeutic decision be made in order to establish an accurate initial diagnosis and to evaluate the severity of the sprain, depending on which medical or orthopedic-surgical treatment is decided. Results all the listed elements will allow us to establish the therapeutic management in the recent sprain of the knee and to differentiate the affected structures: sprain with the interest of the collateral ligaments or with the damage of the central pivot, represented by the cruciate ligaments. Conclusion- Knee injuries, most often secondary to a sports, domestic or road accident, are one of the main causes of medical consultation. In sports, the most common injuries to the lower limbs cover various clinical pictures, from common contusion, tendonitis, bursitis, periostitis, sprain, muscle rupture, meniscal rupture, to severe pathologies such as ligament rupture, chondropathy and fractures. All of these clinical situations can have multiple causes, from inadequate equipment or terrain, poor heating, psycho-physical overload, and trauma ignored in the past.
