Tendons adapt in response to sports-specific loading, but sometimes develop tendinopathy. If the presence of ultrasound changes like hypoechoic areas and neovascularization in asymptomatic tendons precede (and predict) future tendon problems is unknown. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to investigate the relationship between the development of ultrasound changes in the patellar and ...

Harvesting the central third of the patellar tendon for autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is thought to compromise quadriceps strength and functional capacity. We compared objective measurements of quadriceps strength and functional capacity in athletes after patellar tendon autograft or allograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. We looked at 33 active male patients ...

BACKGROUND Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) loading during drop landing has been recently studied with a sagittal plane knee model developed by Kernozek and Ragan using mean anatomical and physiological parameters obtained from cadaveric and clinical data. It is unknown how estimates in ACL load may be altered due to variations in anatomical and physiological parameters used from other research...

Neglected or chronic ruptures of the patellar tendon are defined as ruptures presenting after 6 weeks. Late presentation is often due to neglect or missed diagnosis. With chronic ruptures, the patient presents with weakness, instability, and pain. Management of patients with chronic ruptures is difficult due to adhesions, proximal patellar migration, contracture, and quadriceps muscle atrophy. ...

Neglected or chronic ruptures of the patellar tendon are defined as ruptures presenting after 6 weeks. Late presentation is often due to neglect or missed diagnosis. With chronic ruptures, the patient presents with weakness, instability, and pain. Management of patients with chronic ruptures is difficult due to adhesions, proximal patellar migration, contracture, and quadriceps muscle atrophy. ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound guided dry needling and autologous blood injection for the treatment of patellar tendinosis. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Hospital/clinic based. PATIENTS 47 knees in 44 patients (40 men, 7 women, mean age 34.5 years, age range 17 to 54 years) with refractory tendinosis underwent sonographic examination of the patellar tendon fol...

   Background:The aim of this study is to find out the spatial and temporal expression of TGF-b1 during the tendon healing, after application of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP). Methods: A patellar tendon defect model in rabbits was used for this purpose. 48 skeletally mature New Zealand White rabbits, weighing 3.5 kg, were used for this study. Equal numbers of animals from both groups were sacrific...

BACKGROUND The autograft preparation process for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction has a potential for graft contamination. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possibility of contamination of the bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring tendon autograft during preparation for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. METHODS A primary isolated reconstruction of the anterior ...