TY - JOUR
T1 - Current concepts and the role of surgery in the treatment of jumper's knee
AU - Stuhlman, Casey R.
AU - Stowers, Kris
AU - Stowers, Lucas
AU - Smith, Jay
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - Jumper's knee is a common cause of anterior knee pain among athletes and active populations. Numerous treatments have been described with variable results. To better delineate this, the authors reviewed all articles from 2000 to 2014 pertaining to the treatment of patellar tendinopathy, focusing namely on treatment of recalcitrant cases. Open and arthroscopic techniques were found to achieve similar satisfactory results in 81% (range, 45%-100%) and 91% (range, 86%-96%) of patients, respectively. Average time to return to play was 5.6 months and 5 months, respectively. A recently described technique, percutaneous ultrasonic tenotomy, potentially represents an attractive alternative option for definitive intervention.
AB - Jumper's knee is a common cause of anterior knee pain among athletes and active populations. Numerous treatments have been described with variable results. To better delineate this, the authors reviewed all articles from 2000 to 2014 pertaining to the treatment of patellar tendinopathy, focusing namely on treatment of recalcitrant cases. Open and arthroscopic techniques were found to achieve similar satisfactory results in 81% (range, 45%-100%) and 91% (range, 86%-96%) of patients, respectively. Average time to return to play was 5.6 months and 5 months, respectively. A recently described technique, percutaneous ultrasonic tenotomy, potentially represents an attractive alternative option for definitive intervention.
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U2 - 10.3928/01477447-20160714-06
DO - 10.3928/01477447-20160714-06
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27482730
AN - SCOPUS:84998891568
SN - 0147-7447
VL - 39
SP - e1028-e1035
JO - Orthopedics
JF - Orthopedics
IS - 6
ER -