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Patellar tendon: From tendinopathy to rupture [PDF]

open access: yesAsia-Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation and Technology, 2015
Patellar tendinopathy is very common in patients complaining of anterior knee pain. Its aetiology is still unclear, but neovascularisation seems to play a role. Different treatments have been proposed overtime, from rehabilitation to platelet-rich-plasma
Federica Rosso   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Surgical Technique for Chronic Proximal Patellar Tendinopathy (Jumper's Knee)

open access: yesArthroscopy Techniques, 2019
Chronic proximal patellar tendinopathy is a challenging condition for its troublesome management in the active patient and difficulty in defining the failure of conservative treatment to indicate surgery.
Alfredo Marques Villardi, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Patellar Tendon Debridement and Reconstruction With Hamstring Tendon Autografts in the Setting of Severe Patellar Tendinopathy

open access: yesVideo Journal of Sports Medicine
Background: Patellar tendinopathy is a multifactorial condition characterized by micro-degenerative changes in the patellar tendon. This results from repeated stress to the knee extensor mechanism from explosive movement, axial malalignment, and/or ...
Evan P. Shoemaker BA   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Impact of Patellar Tendinopathy on Player Performance in the National Basketball Association

open access: yesOrthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021
Background: The extent to which patellar tendinopathy affects National Basketball Association (NBA) athletes has not been thoroughly elucidated. Purpose: To assess the impact patellar tendinopathy has on workload, player performance, and career longevity
Toufic R. Jildeh MD   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does the ultrasound imaging predict lower limb tendinopathy in athletes: a systematic review

open access: yesBMC Medical Imaging, 2023
Background To conduct a systematic review looking into the possibility of US imaging to anticipate and identify future patellar or Achilles tendinopathy symptoms.
Faiza Sharif   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patellar tendinopathy in master track and field athletes: influence of impact profile, weight, height, age and gender [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Purpose Patellar tendinopathy causes significant morbidity in professional and recreational athletes. Despite the relevance of the problem, its causative factors remain poorly understood.
Longo, Giuseppe U   +19 more
core   +1 more source

Variants within the MMP3 gene are associated with achilles tendinopathy: possible interaction with the COL5A1 gene [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Objectives: Sequence variation within the COL5A1 and TNC genes are known to associate with Achilles tendinopathy. The primary aim of this case-control genetic association study was to investigate whether variants within the matrix metalloproteinase 3 ...
Ribbans, William J   +10 more
core   +1 more source

The prevalence of neovascularity in patients clinically diagnosed with rotator cuff tendinopathy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
BACKGROUND: Shoulder dysfunction is common and pathology of the rotator cuff tendons and subacromial bursa are considered to be a major cause of pain and morbidity.
Lewis, Jeremy S   +24 more
core   +2 more sources

IN VIVO BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY IN HUMAN TENDINOPATHY [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This work was funded by a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Spectrum Technology Ltd UK and Queen Mary ...
Riley, Graham   +17 more
core   +3 more sources

From shoulder to ankle: A cross-sectional study of tendinopathy prevalence across the athletic population [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Sports and Rehabilitation Sciences
Athletes frequently develop tendinopathy, an overuse condition that causes pain, limited mobility, and tendon degeneration. Athletic populations are affected by both lower and upper limb tendinopathies, while the lower limb tendinopathy has been more ...
Amrinder Singh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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