Patellar Tendon Tear With Rehab
A patellar tendon tear, also called a patellar tendon rupture, is a tear in the thick band of tissue that connects the kneecap (patella) to the shinbone (tibia). The condition can make it hard or impossible to straighten the leg.
CAUSES
This condition can be caused by:
A blow to the front of the knee.
Falling on your knee.
A deep cut under the patella
Landing on your foot with your knee bent after a high jump or fall.
Activity-related wear and tear that weakens the tendon.
RISK FACTORS
This condition is more likely to develop in:
Athletes who plays contact sports.
Athletes who participate in sports that involve jumping or have a high risk of falls, such as downhill skiing.
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Weakness in your knee.
Difficulty straightening your knee or an inability to straighten your knee.
A feeling that your knee is giving way (instability).
Bruising.
Patella that slides up toward the thigh.
DIAGNOSIS
This condition may be diagnosed based on:
Your symptoms.
Your medical history.
A physical exam.
Imaging tests, such as:
X-rays to check if your patella has moved up and out of place.
MRI to check for a tear or disruption of the patellar tendon.
During the physical exam, your health care provider will check the position of your patella and see if you can extend your knee.
TREATMENT
This condition may be treated by:
Resting your knee and keeping it from bending.
Wearing a knee brace for several weeks to keep your knee straight
Using crutches or a walker to keep weight off your knee.
Taking medicine to reduce pain and swelling.
Doing exercises (physical therapy) to restore full moment and strength to your knee.
If these treatments do not help, you may need to have surgery to reattach the tendon or repair the tear.
HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS
If You Have a Brace:
Wear it as told by your health care provider. Remove it only as told by your health care
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Patellar tendonitis (PT) is a chronic overuse injury, associated with anterior knee pain sustained during activity, and is a result of the patella tendon becoming overstressed and inflamed (Kettunen et al., 2002). A tendon is defined as a dense, fibrous tissue which is made up of collagenous fibres and attaches muscles to other body parts; usually bones. The patella tendon is located on the anterior aspect of the knee, and is a continuation of the quadriceps tendon and attaching on to the patella and the tibial tuberosity (Kuntzman and Tortora, 2010) and is the main structure by which the knee straightens. When the quadriceps muscles contract, the patella tendon is pulled, and in turn this pulls on the tibia, causing the leg to straighten.
About a month and a half later, I had an MRI on my knee and finally found that I had torn my ACL. The doctor explained what an ACL was, which is a ligament in the knee that crosses from the underside of the femur to the top of the tibia. We scheduled surgery for December 22, 2014 and I dreaded every day up to it. Every time I heard the word surgery, it would make me cringe. I was a nervous wreck when they day finally came.
Title page Functional and MRI follow up after reconstruction of chronic ruptures of Achilles tendon Myerson's type III using the triple loop plantaris tendon wrapped with central turndown flap: case series. (Running title: new technique for Achilles tendon reconstruction) Ahmed F. Sadek*1, Ezzat H. Fouly2, Mohammed A. Laklok3, Mohammed F. Amin4. 1: Lecturer of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgery department, Minia University Hospital, Minia, Egypt ? email: sadek_orthop@yahoo.com 2: Lecturer of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgery department, Minia University Hospital, Minia, Egypt ?