Prevalence and Pain Distribution of Anterior Knee Pain in Collegiate Basketball Players.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Causes of anterior knee pain (AKP) in jumping athletes include patellofemoral pain and patellar tendinopathy. The differential diagnosis of AKP is challenging, with variations in clinical presentations. No previous research has used pain location to describe AKP in basketball players.

Objective

To (1) describe the prevalence and pain distribution of AKP in collegiate basketball players and (2) report the prevalence of focal inferior pole pain using 2 outcome measures.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

University and collegiate basketball facilities in Alberta, Canada.

Patients or other participants

A total of 242 collegiate basketball athletes (138 women, 104 men).

Main outcome measure(s)

The single-legged decline squat test (SLDS) was

SUBMITTER: Hannington M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9020603 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature