Patellar tendon: From tendinopathy to rupture

• Main Authors: Federica Rosso (Author), Davide Edoardo Bonasia (Author), Umberto Cottino (Author), Federico Dettoni (Author), Matteo Bruzzone (Author), Roberto Rossi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Patellar tendinopathy is very common in patients complaining of anterior knee pain. Its aetiology is still unclear, but neovascularisation seems to play a role. Different treatments have been proposed overtime, from rehabilitation to platelet-rich-plasma injections, but there is no agreement on the...