Conservative treatment of patellar tendinopathy. Physical Therapy in Sport. 2001;2:54-65.Cook JL, Khan K, Purdam C. Conservative treatment of patellar tendinopathy. Physical Therapy in Sport. 2001;2(2):54-65.Cook JL. Conservative treatment of patellar tendinopathy. Phys Ther Sport 2001; 2: ...
Surgical Treatment of Patellar TendinopathyPatellar tendinopathy is a common musculoskeletal disorder among recreational and professional athletes. It has an important impact on the athletes' careers, because of its high prevalence, the resultdoi:10.1007/978-3-662-54184-5_29Gian Luigi Canata...
Although the surgical treatment of patellar tendinopathy (jumper's knee) is a common procedure, there have been no randomized, controlled trials comparing this treatment with forms of nonoperative treatment. The purpose of the present study was to compare the outcome of open patellar tenotomy with...
Patellar tendinopathy has been historically associated with jumping sports. The main pathophysiologic phenomenon of patellar tendinopathy is tendinosis, which is a degenerative condition rather than an inflammatory disorder. Nonsurgical treatment primarily consists of eccentric exercises, which often have good ...
Patellar tendinopathy (PT) is a major cause of morbidity in both high-level and recreational athletes. While there is good evidence for the effectiveness of eccentric exercise regimens in its treatment, a large proportion of patients have disease that is refractory to such treatments. This has led...
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) appears to be a promising treatment in patients with chronic patellar tendinopathy. ESWT is most often applied after the known conservative treatments have failed. However, its effectiveness as primary therapy has not been studied in athletes who keep playing spor...
A review of 23 studies on the outcome of surgical treatment of patellar tendinopathy showed favorable surgical outcomes ranging between 46% and 100%. View chapter Explore book KNEE PAIN Michael A.Krieves, ...Elizabeth DemersLavelle, inCurrent Therapy in Pain, 2009 ...
One week after treatment more patients in the treatment group compared to patients in the placebo group evaluated the treatment as being beneficial (67% vs 37%, χ2=5.00 p=0.03).ConclusionsThere was no effect of ESWT treatment protocol on the course of symptomatic patellar tendinopathy in ...
. This chapter defines the term “patellar tendinopathy”, describes its pathogenetic mechanisms, summarizes diagnostics including clinical and imaging-based findings as well as conservative and operative treatment options by focusing on evidence-based levels in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy....
Tendinopathies are challenging conditions frequent in athletes and in middle-aged overweight patients with no history of increased physical activity. The term “tendinopathy” refers to a clinical condition characterised by pain, swelling, and functional