Overuse tendinopathy is problematic to manage clinically. People of different ages with
tendons under diverse loads present with varying degrees of pain, irritability, and capacity to …

Over the course of the last two decades, athletes have received increased demands on their
performance. This has determined an increase in the risk of acute and overuse sport …

Background: Previous studies have shown improvement in patellar tendinopathy symptoms
after platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections, but no randomized controlled trial has compared …

Background: The prevalence of jumper's knee among nonelite athletes from different sports
is unknown. Purpose: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of jumper's …

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Overuse disorders of tendons, or tendinopathies, present a challenge to sports physicians,
surgeons, and other health care professionals dealing with athletes. The Achilles, patellar …

Background: Patellar tendinopathy is a condition characterized by anterior knee activity–
related pain. It has a high incidence among athletes engaged in jumping sports and may …

Continuing progress in research in molecular biology and biomechanics has provided
considerable new information and has given rise to new hypotheses in chronic …

Objectives: To (a) compare ultrasound (US; including grey scale and colour and power
Doppler) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI; with high resolution and fat saturation …

Background: Although the surgical treatment of patellar tendinopathy (jumper's knee) is a
common procedure, there have been no randomized, controlled trials comparing this …