Patellar Tendon Properties and Unilateral Jump Performance in Junior Elite Volleyball Players With Patellar Tendinopathy.

ABSTRACT: Athletes with patellar tendinopathy (PT) seem to have superior jumping performance compared to asymptomatic counterparts. However, previous studies have primarily assessed bilateral tasks which does not capture unilateral impairments. Hence, this study aimed to assess the patellar tendon properties and unilateral jump performance, and their associations in volleyball athletes with and without PT. Lower extremity injury assessment, patellar tendon properties using shear wave (SW) elastography and comprehensive jump performance analysis were performed. From 27 athletes (16 females) included in the study, 13 had unilateral PT. Three-way ANOVA was used to evaluate the influence of PT. Differences between asymptomatic and symptomatic athletes were examined using simple contrasts. Moreover, we e

SUBMITTER: Khair RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12595543 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature