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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 ...
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Reproducibility and clinical utility of tendon palpation to detect patellar tendinopathy in young basketball players
Background—Palpation is an important clinical test for jumper's knee. Methods—In ... to 3 where 0 represented no pain, and 1, 2, and 3 represented mild, moderate, and severe tenderness respectively.