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==Background==
==Background==
[[File:Knee diagram2.png|thumb|Anatomy of anterolateral aspect of right knee.]]
*Seen in runners, basketball and volleyball players, high jumpers
*Seen in runners, basketball and volleyball players, high jumpers


==Clinical Features==
==Clinical Features==
*Pain referred to area of patellar tendon
*Pain referred to area of patellar tendon
*Pain worsened w/ going from sitting to standing and running (especially uphill)
*Pain worsened with going from sitting to standing and running (especially uphill)
**Point tenderness at distal aspect of patella or proximal part of patellar tendon
**Point tenderness at distal aspect of patella or proximal part of patellar tendon


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==Treatment==
==Evaluation==
*Generally a clinical diagnosis
 
==Management==
*Heat, NSAIDs, quadriceps-strengthening exercises
*Heat, NSAIDs, quadriceps-strengthening exercises
==Disposition==
*Discharge


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Knee (Minor)]]
*[[Knee (Minor)]]


==Source==
==References==
 
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[[Category:Orthopedics]]
[[Category:Orthopedics]]
[[Category:Sports Medicine]]

Revision as of 21:42, 21 May 2020

Background

Anatomy of anterolateral aspect of right knee.
  • Seen in runners, basketball and volleyball players, high jumpers

Clinical Features

  • Pain referred to area of patellar tendon
  • Pain worsened with going from sitting to standing and running (especially uphill)
    • Point tenderness at distal aspect of patella or proximal part of patellar tendon

Differential Diagnosis

Knee diagnoses

Acute knee injury

Nontraumatic/Subacute

Evaluation

  • Generally a clinical diagnosis

Management

  • Heat, NSAIDs, quadriceps-strengthening exercises

Disposition

  • Discharge

See Also

References