Panthers LT Ickey Ekwonu to miss significant time with ruptured patella tendon in right knee

Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales said starting left tackle Ickey Ekwonu will miss a significant amount of time with a ...
BMJ

Jumper's knee paradox—jumping ability is a risk factor for developing jumper's knee: a 5-year prospective study

Background The ‘jumper's knee paradox’, where symptomatic athletes appear to perform better in a counter movement jump (CMJ) compared to asymptomatic controls in previous case–control studies is not ...
BMJ

Superior results with eccentric compared to concentric quadriceps training in patients with jumper’s knee: a prospective randomised study

Department of Surgical and Perioperative Science, Sports Medicine, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, National Institute for Working Life, University of Umeå, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden Correspondence to: ...
SciELO

To Retain or Resurface the Patella in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparative Study

Objective To evaluate and compare clinically and functionally patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with preservation or replacement of the patella. Methods In a cross-sectional ...
IEEE

Automated segmentation for patella from lateral knee X-ray images

Abstract: X-ray image segmentation is an important issue in medical image analysis. Due to inconsistent X-ray absorption, the intensities are usually unevenly distributed and noisy in the processed ...