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Patellar Tendinopathy: Diagnosis and Management
Purpose of ReviewPatellar tendinopathy is a common cause of anterior knee pain. This review discusses the current concepts relating to the...
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Patellar tendinopathy: an overview of prevalence, risk factors, screening, diagnosis, treatment and prevention
Patellar tendinopathy (PT), or jumper’s knee, is an overuse injury that occurs in professional, as well as recreational, athletes. This condition is...
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Longitudinal Evidence for High-Level Patellar Tendon Strain as a Risk Factor for Tendinopathy in Adolescent Athletes
BackgroundHigh tendon strain leads to sub-rupture fatigue damage and net-catabolic signaling upon repetitive loading. While high levels of tendon...
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Women Have Tendons… and Tendinopathy: Gender Bias is a “Gender Void” in Sports Medicine with a Lack of Women Data on Patellar Tendinopathy—A Systematic Review
IntroductionPatellar tendinopathy is one of the most common musculoskeletal problems associated with sport. While commonly perceived as a...
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Cross-cultural adaptation, validity, reliability and responsiveness of the Japanese version of the Victorian Institute of sports assessment for patellar tendinopathy (VISA-P-J)
BackgroundThis study aimed to translate, adapt, and test the psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the Victorian Institute of sports...
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The JUMPFOOD study: additional effect of hydrolyzed collagen and vitamin C to exercise treatment for patellar tendinopathy (jumper’s knee) in athletes—study protocol for a double-blind randomized controlled trial
BackgroundPatellar tendinopathy (PT) is a common problem in jum** athletes. Management can be challenging and treatment outcome is not always...
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Transcatheter arterial tendinopathy embolization as a treatment for painful and refractory tendinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ObjectiveTranscatheter arterial embolization (TAE) is a novel minimally invasive therapy for painful tendinopathy in patients with pain refractory to...
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Does the ultrasound imaging predict lower limb tendinopathy in athletes: a systematic review
BackgroundTo conduct a systematic review looking into the possibility of US imaging to anticipate and identify future patellar or Achilles...
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Platelet-rich plasma injection in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
PurposeThe objective of the study was to assess the efficacy of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections in the treatment of patellar...
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Extensor mechanism tendinopathy in patients with lateral patellar maltracking
ObjectivePatellar maltracking is an important subset of patellofemoral pain syndrome. We hypothesize that maltracking patients have an increased...
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Flexor hallucis longus tendon morphology in dancers clinically diagnosed with tendinopathy
PurposeThe unique demands of dance technique make dancers more prone to certain pathologies especially of the foot and ankle. Flexor hallucis longus...
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Sagittal patellar flexion angle measurement determines greater incidence of patella alta in patellar tendinopathy patients
PurposeThe objective of this study was to compare patellar height and patella alta between a control cohort and patients with patellar tendinopathy...
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Determining minimal important differences for patient-reported outcome measures in shoulder, lateral elbow, patellar and Achilles tendinopathies using distribution-based methods
BackgroundMinimal important difference (MID) is a concept used inconsistently and arbitrarily in tendinopathy research. Our aim was to determine the...
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Update on Interventional Procedural Considerations for Tendinopathy
Purpose of ReviewThis review article analyzes the procedural considerations for common interventional treatment options for tendinopathy such as...
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Are Landing Patterns in Jum** Athletes Associated with Patellar Tendinopathy? A Systematic Review with Evidence Gap Map and Meta-analysis
BackgroundPatellar tendinopathy (PT) is common and debilitating for jum** athletes. Intriguingly, despite its high prevalence and many research...
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Expanded adipose derived mesenchymal stromal cells are effective in treating chronic insertional patellar tendinopathy: clinical and MRI evaluations of a pilot study
PurposeEffect of ultrasound guided injections of autologous ASCs in chronic recalcitrant patellar tendinopathy.
MethodsFourteen patients (16 knees,...
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Pain-guided activity modification during treatment for patellar tendinopathy: a feasibility and pilot randomized clinical trial
BackgroundActivity modification is a key component of patellar tendinopathy treatment but there is a lack of evidence guiding activity modification...
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Percutaneous ultrasound-guided needle tenotomy for treatment of chronic tendinopathy and fasciopathy: a meta-analysis
ObjectivesTo systematically assess the efficacy of percutaneous ultrasound-guided needle tenotomy (PUNT) in the treatment of chronic tendinopathy and...
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Ta**, Bracing, and Injection Treatment for Patellofemoral Pain and Patellar Tendinopathy
Purpose of ReviewThis article will focus on additional treatment options for the two most common causes of anterior knee pain, patellofemoral pain...
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Management of Achilles and patellar tendinopathy: what we know, what we can do
Tendinopathies are challenging conditions frequent in athletes and in middle-aged overweight patients with no history of increased physical activity....
