A patellar tendon is usually damaged before it ruptures completely – due to microtrauma, long-term inflammation or prolonged ...

Patellar tendonitis occurs when the patellar tendon becomes inflamed and irritated. This problem is most often seen in athletes who do repetitive jumping—the reason patellar tendonitis is often ...

Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean suffered a torn patellar tendon in Sunday's wild-card win over the Packers, an MRI revealed Monday, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported ...

Background—Palpation is an important clinical test for jumper's knee. Methods—In 326 junior symptomatic and asymptomatic athletes' tendons, palpation was performed by a single examiner before ...

According to NFL Media's Ian Rapoport, Dean tore his patellar tendon on Sunday during the Eagles' 22-10 wild-card win over the Green Bay Packers. Patellar tendon tears are tough injuries ...

Dean, out for the rest of the playoffs with a torn patellar tendon, was one of the leaders of the NFL's top-ranked defense. His impact on the unit will be missed. Fortunately, the Eagles have a ...

This study aimed to determine if preseason sonographic abnormalities of the patellar tendon, Achilles tendon and plantar fascia are associated with future time-loss injuries in collegiate athletes.