The patellar tendon connects the kneecap (the patella) to the shinbone. This is part of the "extensor mechanism" of the knee. Together ... but the treatment of this condition is different from ...

1 However, an alternative theory of a failed healing response may be more fitting, 2 and treatment that maintains or encourages the healing response in the tendon is required. Currently, treatment ...

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 ...