Authors A Rudavsky, J L Cook, S Docking Publisher Scand J Med Sci Sports . 2018 Sep; 28(9):2035-2041 Publishing detail PMID: 29658150 Abstract Patellar tendinopathy (tendon pain and dysfunction), or jumper's knee, is prevalent in adult jumping athletes. Pathology in the proximal patellar tendon is a key risk factor for developing patellar tendinopathy. When pathology develops in…
Authors Nili Steinberg, Michal Pantanowitz, Shany Funk, Shani Svorai Band, Gordon Waddington, Nirit Yavnai, Aviva Zeev Publisher Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 2021;35-1;205-214. Publishing detail PMID: 32885496 Abstract Aiming to investigate whether Achilles tendon (AT) structure and patellar tendon (PT) structure are risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries in combat soldiers,…
Authors Van Ark M, Docking SI, van den Akker-Scheek I, Rudavsky A, Rio E, Zwerver J, Cook JL Publisher Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2015 Feb 18. doi; 10.1111/sms. 12426. Publishing details PMID: 25684241 Abstract Patellar tendinopathy (jumper's knee) has a high prevalence in jumping athletes. Excessive load on the patellar tendon through high volumes…
Authors Masci L, Spang C, van Schie HT, Alfredson H Publisher BMJ Open Sp Ex Med 2015;1:e000005 doi:10.1136/bmjsem-2015-000005 Publishing details PMID: 27900118 Download here PDF Abstract Objectives: The plantaris tendon has recently been described as a possible important factor in midportion Achilles tendinopathy. Ultrasound tissue characterisation (UTC) is a method to study tendon structure (matrix…