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Torn patellar tendon: A rare and serious knee injury
In the event of a patellar tendon rupture, patients usually feel a cracking sensation and immediate pain in the knee – and ...
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Patellar Tendonitis or Jumper's Knee
The patellar tendon connects the kneecap (the patella) to the shinbone. This is part of the "extensor mechanism" of the knee. Together with the kneecap, quadriceps tendon, and the quadriceps ...
Try 5 exercises to fix knee pain and offset the damage of sitting all day, according to a physical therapist
A physical therapist said that sitting all day can cause knee pain, but simple exercises can help strengthen and stabilize ...
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Tiny Knee Bone, Once Lost in Humans, Is Making a Comeback
The fabella, a small bone in a tendon behind the knee, was lost over the course of early ... and the authors argue that the fabella should be taken into account when treating people with knee pain.
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Why tendon pain when running?
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Radek Hart, Ph.D., FRCS, MHA, Senior Physician at the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ottakring Clinic in Vienna: " Running is an increasingly popular leisure activity ...
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Quadriceps tendon autograft for arthroscopic knee ligament reconstruction: use it now, use it often
A growing body of anatomic, biomechanical and clinical data has demonstrated the utility of quadriceps tendon autograft in arthroscopic knee ligament reconstruction. The quadriceps tendon autograft ...
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Effectiveness of progressive tendon-loading exercise therapy in patients with patellar tendinopathy: a randomised clinical trial
Inclusion criteria were: age 18–35 years old; history of knee pain localised in the region of the patellar tendon in association with training and competition; performing sports at least three times a ...