INJURY FOCUS
PATELLAR TENDINITIS
Brad Walker, author of The Anatomy of Sports Injuries, details
Immediate treatment
Anti in ammatory
medication.
QUADRICEPS TENDON
FEMUR
PATELLA
QUADRICEPS PATELLAR LIGAMENT
TIBIA
FIBULA
A
ctivities that require
repetitive jumping like
basketball or volleyball
can lead to tendinitis
in the patellar (tendon) ligament,
also referred to as jumper’s
knee. The force placed on the
tendon over time can lead to
in ammation and pain he pain
is generally felt just below the
knee cap.
atellar tendinitis affects the
teno-osseous junctions of the
quadriceps tendon as it attaches
to the superior pole (extremity)
of the patella, and the patellar
(tendon) ligament as it attaches
to the inferior pole of the patella
and the tibial tuberosity. Pain
is concentrated on the patellar
(tendon) l