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ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021

Failed Surgery for Patellar Tendinopathy in Athletes: Midterm Results of Further Surgical Management.

Nicola Maffulli, Francesco Oliva, Gayle D Maffulli, Filippo Migliorini

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Article in Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicola MaffulliDepartment of Musculoskeletal Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy.
Francesco OlivaDepartment of Musculoskeletal Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy.
Gayle D MaffulliWholelife Clinics, London, UK.
Filippo MiglioriniDepartment of Orthopaedics, University Clinic Aachen, RWTH Aachen University Clinic, Aachen, Germany.
Keele University · GBRWTH Aachen University · DEThe Behavioural Insights Team · GB

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Abstract

backgroundTendon injuries are commonly seen in sports medicine practice. Many elite players involved in high-impact activities develop patellar tendinopathy (PT) symptoms. Of them, a small percentage will develop refractory PT and need to undergo surgery. In some of these patients, surgery does not resolve these symptoms. PURPOSE: To report the clinical results in a cohort of athletes who underwent further surgery after failure of primary surgery for PT. STUDY

designCase series; Level of evidence, 4.

methodsA total of 22 athletes who had undergone revision surgery for failed surgical management of PT were enrolled in the present study. Symptom severity was assessed through the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment Scale for Patellar Tendinopathy (VISA-P) upon admission and at the final follow-up. Time to return to training, time to return to competition, and complications were also recorded.

resultsThe mean age of the athletes was 25.4 years, and the mean symptom duration from the index intervention was 15.3 months. At a mean follow-up of 30.0 ± 4.9 months, the VISA-P score improved 27.8 points (

conclusionRevision surgery was feasible and effective in patients in whom PT symptoms persisted after previous surgery for PT, achieving a statistically significant and clinically relevant improvement of the VISA-P score as well as an acceptable rate of return to sport at a follow-up of 30 months.

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