Are the Mechanical or Material Properties of the Achilles and Patellar Tendons Altered in Tendinopathy? A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.
Steven J ObstLuke J HealesBenjamin L SchraderScott A DavisKeely A DoddCory J HolzbergerLouis B BeavisRod S BarrettPublished in: Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2018)
The in vivo mechanical and material properties of the Achilles tendon-aponeurosis are altered in tendinopathy, compared to asymptomatic tendons. Despite a similar clinical presentation to Achilles tendinopathy, patellar tendinopathy does not appear to alter the tensile behaviour of the PT in vivo.