July 24, 2003 — Outcomes are essentially the same for patellar tendon and hamstring tendon anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair, except that the former is associated with increased pain and the ...

Question: I was recently water skiing in Lake Powell when I took a bad fall and felt a tear in my buttock. I had immediate pain and then difficulty walking. What do you think I did? Dr. Rick ...

This week we are going to discuss a rather obscure/rare condition that occurs primarily in athletes and those who are involved in rigorously active activities. They can range from water skiing to ...

Your hamstring is a group of three muscles along the back of your thigh. These muscles help you bend your knee and straighten and rotate your leg. If the muscle fibers or tendons that connect your ...

Hamstring tendonitis is swelling or tearing to one of the three hamstring tendons. It may cause pain around the knee and throughout the leg. Hamstring tendonitis may also lead to mobility impairment.

Whilst footballers are more likely to strain their hamstring than other sportspeople, runners and endurance athletes are more prone to hamstring tendinopathy which can develop overtime. Rather than ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Quadriceps tendon grafts had a revision rate of 2.7% vs. 3% for bone-patellar tendon-bone grafts. Quadriceps ...

Hamstring tendonitis occurs when the soft tissues that connect the muscles of the back thigh to the pelvis, knee, and lower legs become inflamed. Hamstring tendonitis is often brought on by overuse ...

The ischial tuberosity is a bone in your lower pelvis that absorbs weight when you sit. You might also hear it referred to as your “sit bones.” If you’ve ever been sitting for a long time and noticed ...