Pain in the top, or front, of the knee — also known as anterior knee pain — has several possible causes. If the top, or front, of the knee hurts, it may be due to tendonitis, arthritis, or ...

I use patellar tendon autograft as my main graft selection in young, high-demand, active patients. Bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) autograft anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has the ...

Front knee pain, also known as anterior knee pain, can result from overuse and injury of the knee's joints and tissues. Learn more. Health Conditions ... Patellar tendon tear. (2021).

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a common sports injury. ... A patellar tendon rupture usually affects younger people who've had tendonitis or steroid injections to the knee.

Björnsson H, Samuelsson K, Sundemo D, et al. A randomized controlled trial with mean 16-year follow-up comparing hamstring and patellar tendon autografts in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Anterior knee pain syndrome is a generic term meant to encompass many of the different problems arising from the patellofemoral joint. The patellofemoral joint is the joint between the kneecap and ...

These tendons often become tight during growth, which increases pain above the kneecap. ... Soccer players who are prone to anterior knee pain should avoid running stadium steps or hills, ...

When talking about reconstructing or rebuilding an anterior cruciate ligament after you've torn it, there are two graft choices, in general. One is called an autograft, in which we are taking the ...

Objective We performed a randomised controlled trial (RCT) in patients undergoing ACL reconstruction (ACLR) using either quadriceps tendon graft (QT) or semitendinosus/gracilis hamstring (STG) graft.

Background Anterior knee tendon problems are seldom reported in badminton players although the game is obviously stressful to the lower extremities. Hypotheses Painful anterior knee tendons are common ...

Patients with patellar tendon grafts had a significantly lower rate of positive results on the Lachman test (30% vs. 34%) but a significantly higher rate of anterior knee pain (22% vs. 13%) and ...