Relationship of Patellofemoral Angles and Tibiofemoral Rotational Angles With Jumper’s Knee in Professional Dancers: An MRI Analysis

• Published in: Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine Vol. 9; no. 3; p. 2325967120985229
• Main Authors: Aksu, Neslihan, Atansay, Vefa, Karalök, Işık, Aksu, Taner, Kara, Ayhan Nedim, Hamzaoglu, Azmi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.2021; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Knee; Magnetic resonance imaging; Orthopedics; Sports medicine; tibiofemoral rotation angles; jumper’s knee; patellofemoral angles; turnout; patellar tendinopathy; dancer injury; quadriceps tendinopathy

Background: Jumper’s knee is a type of tendinopathy affecting the distal insertion of the quadriceps tendon (25% of cases) or the patellar tendon. It has been shown that frontal-plane measurements, such as genu valgum, genu varum, an increased quadriceps angle, a protuberant tibial tuberosity, patel...