Low prevalence of patellar tendon abnormality and low incidence of patellar tendinopathy in female collegiate volleyball players
Autor: | Tyler Cuddeford, Marcey Keefer Hutchison, Eric Sorenson, Jason Brumitt, Robert Dudley, Christopher Patterson |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Prevalence Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Patellar Ligament Epidemiology medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Ultrasonography biology business.industry Athletes Incidence (epidemiology) 030229 sport sciences musculoskeletal system medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Tendon Volleyball medicine.anatomical_structure Athletic Injuries Tendinopathy Physical therapy Female Patella Abnormality business human activities 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
Zdroj: | Research in Sports Medicine. 28:155-167 |
ISSN: | 1543-8635 1543-8627 |
Popis: | The prevalence of patellar tendinopathy has been reported to be as high as 50% in elite male volleyball (VB) players; however, the rate of injury in female collegiate VB athletes is unknown. The purpose of this study was to 1) identify the prevalence of ultrasonographic evidence of patellar tendon abnormality at the start of the preseason in female collegiate VB players; 2) report the incidence of tendinopathy during the season; and 3) determine if the preseason presence of tendon abnormality is associated with onset of disease. One hundred and six female collegiate VB players had both patellar tendons imaged. Incidence of patellar tendinopathy was tracked during the course of the 4-month season. Twenty-two athletes presented with ultrasonographic evidence of patellar tendon abnormality in at least one knee at the start of the preseason. The incidence of time-loss patellar tendinopathy was 0.26 (95% CI: 0.04, 0.85) per 1000 athletic exposures. This study was unable to determine if preseason presence of tendon abnormality was associated with a greater risk of tendinopathy due to power. The prevalence of tendon abnormality in the preseason and the incidence of patellar tendinopathy in female collegiate VB players are lower than that observed in other populations. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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