This has been the week of the patellar tendon tear in the NFL. Gerald McRath, a linebacker for the Titans who had missed some playing time at the close of last season in part due to knee pain, is set ...

From February 1994 to October 1996, 15 consecutive patients had primary repair of a ruptured patellar tendon with early range of motion initiated postoperatively. During the study period, 6 other ...

Giants receiver Victor Cruz is likely out for the rest of the season after suffering a torn patellar tendon in his right leg while reaching for an Eli Manning pass in the third quarter of Sunday night ...

PORTLAND, Ore.-- Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla underwent successful surgery this evening to repair a re-ruptured right patella tendon. Dr. Don Roberts performed the two-hour procedure at Legacy ...

I always enjoy the opportunity to provide professional and credible orthopedic expertise to a variety of media outlets, especially during football season. Speaking with sports reporters about injured ...

As Texans offensive tackle Derek Newton recuperates from a successful surgery to repair a torn of patellar tendons, doctors gave their input to The Chronicle on his medical situation and outlook. The ...

Jets safety Jim Leonhard is the newest member of the NFL's ruptured patellar tendon club, after suffering the injury in last Sunday's victory over Kansas City. As expected, surgery will end Leonhard's ...

ORLANDO -- Among professional football players who sustain injuries and require orthopedic surgery, those whose injuries involved tendons and ligaments fared worse than those with trauma to bones, a ...

Many Eagles fans are concerned about Nakobe Dean, the linebacker who has been confirmed to have a patellar tendon tear. Dean suffered his knee injury in the second quarter of the Philadelphia Eagles’ ...

Previous studies of patellar tendon repairs have varied in their methods of evaluation, reporting results using the criteria of Siweck and Rao, [1,2,3] the criteria of Kelly et al, [4,5] knee scores ...