Rupture of the extensor mechanism knee joints is rare in patients without any systemic disease. Many reports have described tendons getting ruptured at various sites mechanism. We report a case patellar tendon avulsion from tibial tuberosity on right side and quadriceps patella left sustained one accident. A 54 years old man presented with above non-identical bilateral rupture who had no pre-ex...

BACKGROUND Lateral hip pain is common, particularly in females aged 40-60 years. The pain can affect sleep and daily activities, and is frequently recalcitrant. The condition is often diagnosed as trochanteric bursitis, however radiological and surgical studies have revealed that the most common pathology is gluteus medius/minimus tendinopathy. Patients are usually offered three treatment optio...

Objectives: Patellar tendinopathy is prevalent in elite jumping athletes, with a particularly high risk basketball players. Previous prospective research has demonstrated that ultrasound (US) findings, primarily the presence of hypoechoic regions within tendon, are both symptomatic and asymptomatic athletes thus do not necessarily indicate patellar tendon pathology. Other studies have suggested...

Greater insight into sports and work performance of athletes with patellar tendinopathy (PT) will help establish the severity of this common overuse injury. Primary aim of this study is to investigate the impact of PT on sports and work performance. Seventy seven active athletes with PT (50 males; age 28.1 ± 8.2 years; Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment Patella 56.4 ± 12.3) participated i...

BACKGROUND Patellar tendinopathy (PT) is one of the most common knee disorders among athletes. Changes in morphology and elasticity of the painful tendon and how these relate to the self-perceived pain and dysfunction remain unclear. OBJECTIVES To compare the morphology and elastic properties of patellar tendons between athlete with and without unilateral PT and to examine its association wit...

Eccentric exercises (EE) have proved successful in the management of chronic tendinopathy, particularly of the Achilles and patellar tendons, where they have been shown to be effective in controlled trials. However, numerous questions regarding EE remain. The standard protocols are time-consuming and require very motivated patients. EE are effective in some tendinopathies but not others. Furthe...