Maximal Lower Limb Strength in Patellar Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether lower limb strength is reduced in people with patellar tendinopathy (PT) compared with asymptomatic control individuals or the asymptomatic contralateral limb.

Data sources

MEDLINE, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science.

Study selection

To be included in the systematic review and meta-analysis, studies were required to be peer reviewed, published in the English language, and case control investigations; include participants with a clinical diagnosis of PT and an asymptomatic control or contralateral limb group; and include an objective measure of lower limb maximal strength.

Data extraction

We extracted descriptive statistics for maximal strength for the symptomatic and asymptomatic limbs of individuals with PT and the limb(s) of t

SUBMITTER: Obst SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10895401 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature