Patellar tendinosis

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel , 1 Feb 2014
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Daniel J Bell, 29 Oct 2021

Updates to Case Attributes

Presentation was changed:
Anterior knee pain -for 3 months. ? Minor, minor trauma.?

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Intrasubstance fluid cleft in mid line involving proximal - mid third fibres of tendon. Fluid cleft does not involve full thickness of tendon. It does not reach to superfiicalsuperficial or deep surface of tendon.

Fibres onof medial and lateral aspect of tendon are normal.

Calcification is noted in distal third of patellar tendon fibres.

Deep infrapatellar bursal fluid is noted.

Caption was added:
Ultrasound knee
Images Changes:

Image Ultrasound (Longitudinal) ( update )

Description was removed:
Asymptomatic Patellar tendon - normal

Image Ultrasound (Transverse) ( update )

Description was removed:
Asymptomatic Patellar tendon - normal

Image Ultrasound (Longitudinal) ( update )

Description was removed:
Fluid cleft replacing middle third fibres. It does not reach to superior or deeper surface of tendon. Fluid deep to distal end of tendon.

Image Ultrasound (Longitudinal) ( update )

Description was removed:
Fluid cleft replacing middle third fibres. It does not reach to superior or deeper surface of tendon. Fluid deep to distal end of tendon.

Image Ultrasound (Longitudinal) ( update )

Description was removed:
Dense calcification in distal part of tendon.

Image Ultrasound (Longitudinal) ( update )

Description was removed:
Dense calcification in distal part of tendon. Deep infrapatellar bursal effusion.

Image Ultrasound (Transverse) ( update )

Description was removed:
Fluid cleft in mid line fibres of tendon. It is present in proximal mid part of tendon.

Image Ultrasound (Transverse) ( update )

Description was removed:
Fluid cleft in mid line fibres of tendon. It is present in proximal mid part of tendon.

Image Ultrasound (Longitudinal) ( update )

Description was removed:
Calcification in mid line fibres of tendon. It is present in distal part of tendon.

Updates to Study Attributes

Caption was added:
Knee x-ray

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