This problem is most often seen in athletes who do repetitive jumping—the reason patellar tendonitis is often called "jumper's knee." Patellar tendonitis is most often seen in participants of ...

Background The ‘jumper's knee paradox’, where symptomatic athletes appear to perform better in a counter movement jump (CMJ) compared to asymptomatic controls in previous case–control studies is not ...

Background A multitude of risk factors have been reported to increase an athlete's risk of developing jumper's knee. An overuse injury definition has been cited as more sensitive in capturing knee ...