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Sports medicine stats: Knee injuries in runners

25% of the general population suffers, or has suffered, from a little known cause of knee pain called patellofemoral pain syndrome. It is the most common overuse knee injury among runners, and it can account for up to 40% of the knee complaints in sports medicine clinics.

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Source: Sports Health, May/June 2013

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