Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Knee pain often results from injuries to muscles, tendons, or ligaments.Deep vein thrombosis is a severe condition that can cause pain behind your knee.Most ...

Injure a tendon and you might not notice right away, but beware: These injuries often fail to heal properly, putting everyday ...

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 runners, we place a lot of emphasis on taking care of our lower legs. But we can't forget about the larger muscles, tendons and ligaments higher up, like hips, glutes and hamstrings. When one of ...

Top biomedical engineering researcher develops synthetic scaffolds for tendon and ligament regeneration. Previous synthetic tendon grafts have led to poor outcomes and implant rejection. Australia has ...

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The patellar ligament is an extension of the quadriceps tendon. It extends from the patella, otherwise known as the kneecap. A ligament is a type of fibrous tissue that usually connects two bones.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — According to a presentation at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, ...

Finding it harder to do everyday activities like climb stairs or simply bend down to tie your shoes lately? If you have achy knees, it may be bursitis, a common inflammatory condition that causes pain ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction has been the primary procedure for the treatment of patellar ...