Patellar tendinopathy in master track and field athletes: influence of impact profile, weight, height, age and gender |
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Authors: | Umile Giuseppe Longo Joern Rittweger Giorgio Garau Biljana Radonic Constanze Gutwasser Sally F. Gilliver Krzysztof Kusy Jacek Zieliński Dieter Felsenberg Nicola Maffulli |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, Via Longoni, 83, 00155, Rome, Italy 2. Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center, Linder H?he, 51447, Cologne, Germany 3. Institute for Biomedical Research into Human Movement and Health, Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M1 5GD, UK 4. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy 5. Center of Muscle and Bone Research, Charité—University Medicine, Free and Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, Germany 6. Department of Athletics, Eugeniusz Piasecki University School of Physical Education Poznań, Poznań, Poland 7. Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, 275 Bancroft Road, London, E1 4DG, UK
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Abstract: | Purpose Patellar tendinopathy causes significant morbidity in professional and recreational athletes. Despite the relevance of the problem, its causative factors remain poorly understood. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to evaluate the influence of age, gender, weight, height and impact profile on developing patellar tendinopathy in master track and field athletes. |
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