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Review
. 2015 Aug 7;2(4):99-107.
doi: 10.1016/j.asmart.2015.07.001. eCollection 2015 Oct.

Patellar tendon: From tendinopathy to rupture

Federica Rosso  1 , Davide Edoardo Bonasia  2 , Umberto Cottino  3 , Federico Dettoni  1 , Matteo Bruzzone  1 , Roberto Rossi  1   2
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Review

Patellar tendon: From tendinopathy to rupture

Federica Rosso et al. Asia Pac J Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Technol. .

Abstract

Patellar tendinopathy is very common in patients complaining of anterior knee pain. Its aetiology is still unclear, but neovascularisation seems to play a role. Different treatments have been proposed overtime, from rehabilitation to platelet-rich-plasma injections, but there is no agreement on the best treatment protocol. The final stage of patellar tendinopathy is patellar tendon rupture. In these cases surgical treatment is often required. The aim of this literature review is to focus on the aetiology, diagnosis, and treatment of both patellar tendinopathy and rupture. We report the conservative treatments proposed for patellar tendinopathy and the surgical techniques described for its rupture.

Keywords: patella; reconstruction; repair; rupture; tendinopathy.

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Figure 1
Magnetic resonance imaging caption showing insertional patellar tendinopathy (red circle).
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Figure 2
(A) Patellar tendon rupture to the proximal insertion. (B) Final results of chronic patellar tendon rupture reconstruction using hamstring.
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