Patellar tendinopathy: clinical diagnosis, load management, and advice for challenging case presentations

P Malliaras, J Cook, C Purdam, E Rio - journal of orthopaedic & sports …, 2015 - jospt.org
The hallmark features of patellar tendinopathy are (1) pain localized to the inferior pole of
the patella and (2) load-related pain that increases with the demand on the knee extensors …

Effects of and Response to Mechanical Loading on the Knee

DS Logerstedt, JR Ebert, TD MacLeod… - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Mechanical loading to the knee joint results in a differential response based on the local
capacity of the tissues (ligament, tendon, meniscus, cartilage, and bone) and how those …

Jumper's knee or lander's knee? A systematic review of the relation between jump biomechanics and patellar tendinopathy

H Van der Worp, HJ de Poel, RL Diercks… - … journal of sports …, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
Patellar tendinopathy (jumper's knee) is a common injury in sports that comprise jump
actions. This article systematically reviews the literature examining the relation between …

Are landing patterns in jumping athletes associated with patellar tendinopathy? A systematic review with evidence gap map and meta-analysis

A Tayfur, A Haque, JI Salles, P Malliaras, H Screen… - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Patellar tendinopathy (PT) is common and debilitating for jumping athletes.
Intriguingly, despite its high prevalence and many research studies, a causal explanation for …

Landing strategies of athletes with an asymptomatic patellar tendon abnormality

S Edwards, JR Steele, DE McGhee… - … and science in …, 2010 - researchoutput.csu.edu.au
Participants with PTA created similar patellar tendon loading to the controls, but with altered
sequencing, by landing with significantly greater knee flexion and extending their hips while …

Patellar tendon morphology in volleyball athletes with and without patellar tendinopathy

K Kulig, R Landel, YJ Chang… - … journal of medicine …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Appropriate management of patellar tendinopathy requires distinguishing between
inflammatory and degenerative conditions, often difficult because tendon thickening can be …

Sex-based differences in landing mechanics vary between the drop vertical jump and stop jump

AT Peebles, LC Dickerson, KE Renner… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of the present study was to compare landing mechanics between the stop jump
(SJ) and drop vertical jump (DVJ) and to compare sex-based differences in landing …

Lower limb movement symmetry cannot be assumed when investigating the stop-jump landing

S Edwards, JR Steele, JL Cook… - … and science in …, 2012 - researchoutput.csu.edu.au
Purpose: When investigating lower limb landing biomechanics researchers often assume
movement symmetry between a participant's right and left lower limbs for the simplicity of …

A lower limb assessment tool for athletes at risk of developing patellar tendinopathy

K Mann, S Edwards, EJ Drinkwater, S Bird - 2013 - ro.ecu.edu.au
Achilles tendinopathy is a common injury in running sports however the exact etiology of
Achilles injury is still unclear. In recent years, altered neuromotor recruitment patterns of the …

Reviewing the variability-overuse injury hypothesis: Does movement variability relate to landing injuries?

AD Nordin, JS Dufek - Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Overuse injuries are common in sport, but complete understanding of injury risk
factors remains incomplete. Although biomechanical studies frequently examine …