From February 1994 to October 1996, 15 consecutive patients had primary repair of a ruptured patellar tendon with early range of motion initiated postoperatively. During the study period, 6 other ...

An intervention combining passive joint mobilization to realign the patellar (kneecap) position, along with exercise to maintain it, can reduce pain and improve function and quality in life in ...

Arthritis of the knee At 24 weeks, improvements seen in pain, function for osteoarthritis patients who did patellar mobilization. Regina Wing Shan Sit, MBBS, from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, ...

Some of us have been suffering from knee pain for so long that it's hard to remember life without it. But enough is enough. Sure, you can take joint supplements, but I decided to try and ease the pain ...

Rehabilitation following knee replacement surgery (total knee arthroplasty) is very specifically done and requires many elements to be successful. For instance, restoring strength in the knee is one ...

Patellar tendonitis — also called jumper’s knee — is a type of knee tendon pain. It happens when the tendons connecting the kneecap to the shinbone become inflamed from overuse. Repetitive motions, ...

Previous studies of patellar tendon repairs have varied in their methods of evaluation, reporting results using the criteria of Siweck and Rao, [1,2,3] the criteria of Kelly et al, [4,5] knee scores ...