ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2023
Epidemiology of Patellar Tendinopathy in Athletes and the General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Effectiveness of telerehabilitation versus home exercise and in-person therapy for nonoperatively managed tendinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Pooled it
- UK Defence Rehabilitation consensus agreement for the conservative management of Achilles and patellar tendinopathy: a modified Delphi approach.BMJ military health · 2026Pooled it
- Construction elements and preliminary framework of a sport-medicine-education collaborative intervention model for patellar tendinopathy.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Dutch multidisciplinary guideline on anterior knee pain: Patellofemoral pain and patellar tendinopathy.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Guideline
- Could creatine supplementation combined with physical rehabilitation accelerate return to play in athletes with patellar tendinopathy?Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Trial
- Long-term Prognosis of Athletes With Patellar Tendinopathy Receiving Physical Therapy: Patient-Reported Outcomes at 5-Year Follow-up.The American journal of sports medicine · 2025Trial
- Eccentric Exercises on the Board with 17-Degree Decline Are Equally Effective as Eccentric Exercises on the Standard 25-Degree Decline Board in the Treatment of Patellar Tendinopathy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Trial
- Inter-Segmental Timing as A Contributing Factor to Knee Loading in Stop-Jump Landings.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Article
- Exercise Loading Strategies for Patellar Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Outcomes.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Effects of Adding Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Neuromodulation to a Percutaneous Needle Electrolysis and Eccentric Exercise Intervention in Patellar Tendinopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Ultrasonographic Knee Abnormalities and Their Association with Pain in Young Male Handball and Basketball Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A Systematic Review of Post-Procedural Rehabilitation Protocols following Percutaneous Needle Tenotomy and Ultrasonic Debridement for Gluteal, Proximal Hamstring, and Patellar Tendinopathy.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Sequential vascular and neural changes underlying the progression of patellar tendinopathy.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Greater endogenous pain facilitation is associated with lower spinal excitability and maximal knee extension strength deficits in athletes with patellar tendinopathy.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Bioinductive scaffold augmentation of the patellar tendon: a scoping review of indications, techniques and early outcomes.International orthopaedics · 2026Article
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- Influence of Tendon Location on the Clinical Response to Platelet-Rich Plasma: A Prospective Cohort Study of Rotator Cuff, Achilles and Patellar Tendinopathies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Reliability and Repeatability of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Healthy and Pathological Patellar Tendons.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026Article
- Incidence rates of tendinopathies and non-traumatic tendon ruptures in Hong Kong: a 25-year epidemiological study using big data from public hospitals.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Dual benefits of neuromuscular training in adolescent volleyball players: knee injury prevention and athletic performance share a common mechanistic foundation: a structured narrative review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
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Abstract
Background: Patellar tendinopathy (PT) mainly affects athletes who use the tendon for repeated energy storage and release activities. It can have a striking impact on athletes' careers, although data on its real prevalence and incidence are sparse. Research efforts should start from the results of reliable and updated epidemiological research to help better understand the impact of PT and underpin preventative measures. Purpose: To determine the prevalence and incidence of PT in athletes and the general population. Design: Systematic review; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: A systematic review of the literature was performed on January 17, 2022, and conducted according to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. The PubMed, Web of Science, and Wiley Cochrane Library databases were searched for epidemiological reports of any evidence level and clinical studies reporting data on the incidence or prevalence of PT for the 11,488 retrieved records. The primary endpoint was the prevalence and incidence of PT in sport-active patients. The secondary endpoints were PT prevalence and incidence in subgroups of athletes based on sex, age, sport type, and sport level played, as well as the same epidemiological measures in the general population. Results: A total of 28 studies, with 28,171 participants, were selected and used for the qualitative and quantitative analysis. The general and athletes' populations reported an overall PT prevalence of 0.1% and 18.3%, respectively. In athletes, the prevalence of PT was 11.2% in women and 17% in men ( Conclusion: This review demonstrated that PT is a common problem in the male and female sport-active populations. There are twice as many athletes aged ≥18 years than there are <18 years. Volleyball and basketball players are most affected by PT.
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