ArticleFrontiers in physiology2020
Mechanical and Material Tendon Properties in Patients With Proximal Patellar Tendinopathy.
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- Longitudinal Evidence for High-Level Patellar Tendon Strain as a Risk Factor for Tendinopathy in Adolescent Athletes.Sports medicine - open · 2023Article
- PIEZO1 gain-of-function gene variant is associated with elevated tendon stiffness in humans.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2023Article
- Time-dependent extracellular matrix alterations of young tendons in response to stress relaxation: a model for the Ponseti method.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2023Article
- Mouse Achilles tendons exhibit collagen disorganization but minimal collagen denaturation during cyclic loading to failure.Journal of biomechanics · 2023Article
- The Influence of Hip and Knee Joint Angles on Quadriceps Muscle-Tendon Unit Properties during Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contraction.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Changes in Physiological Tendon Substrate Stiffness Have Moderate Effects on Tendon-Derived Cell Growth and Immune Cell Activation.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Whole body vibration for chronic patellar tendinopathy: A randomized equivalence trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Changes in stiffness of the specific regions of knee extensor mechanism after static stretching.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThe effect of chronic patellar tendinopathy on tissue function and integrity is currently unclear and underinvestigated. The aim of this cohort comparison was to examine morphological, material, and mechanical properties of the patellar tendon and to extend earlier findings by measuring the ability to store and return elastic energy in symptomatic tendons.
methodsSeventeen patients with chronic (>3 months, VISA-P < 80), inferior pole patellar tendinopathy (24 ± 4 years; male = 12, female = 5) were carefully matched to controls (25 ± 3 years) for training status, pattern, and history of loading of the patellar tendon. Individual knee extension force, patellar tendon stiffness, stress, strain, Young's modulus, hysteresis, and energy storage capacity, were obtained with combined dynamometry, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and electromyography.
resultsAnthropometric parameters did not differ between groups. VISA-P scores ranged from 28 to 78 points, and symptoms had lasted from 10 to 120 months before testing. Tendon proximal cross-sectional area was 61% larger in the patellar tendinopathy group than in the control group. There were no differences between groups in maximal voluntary isometric knee extension torque ( DISCUSSION: In this study, we observed lower stiffness in affected tendons. However, despite the substantial structural and histological changes occurring with tendinopathy, the tendon capacity to store and dissipate energy did not differ significantly.
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