I used the word Tendonitis in the title, but in many cases, you may have a Tendinopathy instead. A tendon is a fibrous tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone. Tendonitis is inflammation of the tendon ...

Most quadriceps tendon injuries are known to have been caused by direct impact or forced knee flexion due to falls, which account for about 62%, while spontaneous ruptures are uncommon, seen in only 3 ...

Q: Ruptured Quadriceps Tendon: I am a 51 year old runner, been running for 13 years, ten marathons, and I wear orthotics. This past summer I ruptured my quad tendon right at the connecting point on ...

Traditional bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring tendon ACL grafts are not without limitations. A growing body of anatomic, biomechanical and clinical data has demonstrated the utility of ...

Simultaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture is an uncommon injury in healthy people and only a few cases have been reported in athletes. This is the first report of a patient with simultaneous ...