Tendinopathy Cases

Ned Amendola, MD

January 29, 2004

Normal tendon

Magic angle effect

Case no 1

v    26 yo F recreational athlete

v    Chronic anterior knee pain

v    Tender inferior pole of patella

v    Normal xrays

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v    21 yo M Basketball player

v    Acute pain anterior knee coming down from a dunk

v    Tender, swollen, no palpable defect

v    Normal xrays

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Case no 3

v    21 yo F varsity gymnast

v    Acute pain anterior knee

v    No palpable defect

Case no 3

Case no 4

v    27 yo former pro football player

v    Presents with 8 mo old injury

v    Extensor lag about 10*

v    Palpable defect

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Case no 5

v    60 yo M re-injury with fall at work

v    Old remote injury

v    Presents with pain, bony prominence

v     inability to fully extend the knee

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Case no 6

v    Partial quad tear

Case no 7

v    complete quad tear

Post ACL Reconstruction

Post ACL Reconstruction

45 yo runner with Achilles pain

Case con’t

55 yo female, posterior heel pain

20 female skater c/o pain over heel

22 yo female marathoner, pain over heels

20 yo soccer player, posterior heel pain with kicking, stopping, twisting