Biomechanical Risk Factors Of Patellar Tendinopathy In Basketball Players

Objective:The aetiology of patellar tendinopathy remains unclear. To see whether landing strategy might be a risk factor for the development of this injury, a one-year follow up prospective cohort study was designed for this study.By comparing the difference between the baseline data in healthy basketball players and that in basktballplayers with patellar tendinopathy we can found biomechanical risk factors of patellar tendinopathy,and these findings can provide effective guidance for the prevention of patellar tendinopathy. In addition, analysis ofdata before and after injury during the tracking, we can understand the patellar tendinopathy’s effects on landing dynamics, which provide theoretical basis for the injury rehabilitation.Methods:92 basketball players from the Beijing Sports University were enrolled in this investigation.We screen out 45 individuals who are not suffered with knee injuries as our research object. All subjects underwent a baselineassessment,which included 3-dimensional motion analysis during a jump-landing task, and a lower limb injury diagnosis. In the second year review, collected 34 subjects data,with 15 new cases of patellar tendinopathy patients added. After exclusion of other causes, a total of 26 subjects were included in the final research,divided into a injury group(n=13) and a control group(n=13).Results:The lower extremity biomechanical characteristics of people who have higher incidence in suffering from patellar tendinopathy are different from those health prople. Patellar tendinopathy injury will affect the basketball players’ landing dynamics from drop jumps.