Together with the kneecap, quadriceps tendon, and the quadriceps muscle, these structures allow you to straighten your knee and provide strength for a kicking motion. The patellar tendon ...

We’re all familiar with the major bones of a human body, although many folks don’t know their official names. Far less well-known are some small bones, most of which are really tiny, roughly the size ...

When the patella (kneecap) moves out of alignment during running and doesn’t track properly in the trochlea, the ridge inside the upper leg bone, the femur, causes the cartilage under the ...

The Royal London Hospital, London, UK Director, Academic Department of Sports Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, UK [email protected] This paper ...

In 2013, our group published a systematic review of Achilles and patellar tendinopathy rehabilitation programmes.1 Eccentric loading involving slow lengthening muscle contractions was, and among many ...

TNT veteran Jayson Castro will be out for at least six months due to a knee injury. The team confirmed Castro's season-ending injury on Saturday in its social media page. "Jayson Castro will be out ...