Jumper's knee: postoperative assessment - A retrospective clinical study

Jumper's knee or infrapatellar insertional tendinopathy is a condition prim arily found in athletes between 18 and 25 years of age who are engaged in e xplosive running and jumping sports. It is caused by microtears or partial macrotears through the patellar tendon. Conservative treatment is used as t he primary approach. If conservative measures are insufficient or fail to r elieve the symptoms, surgery is indicated. The patellar tendon is incised a nd the hyaline inflammatory tissue is removed. Twenty-six patients have bee n studied retrospectively, with specific attention to postoperative resumpt ion of sports and residual subjective and objective findings. They all comp leted a detailed questionnaire and subsequently underwent a physical and ul trasound examination.