It's every top athlete's worst nightmare: an anterior cruciate ligament injury. TU/e researcher Janne Spierings developed a ...

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.

These ligaments help stabilize the knee and keep it from moving too far to the left or right, forward or backward. Tendons are also tough cords, but they have a little more give than ligaments.

Pep Guardiola said Rodri suffered damage to "ACL and some meniscus" and that even though he has returned "it is a long, long ...

For example, knee ligaments connect your thighbone to your shinbone, forming a joint, which lets you walk and run. A sprain is a stretch or tear of a ligament. The ones most likely to get injured ...

The patellar tendon connects the kneecap (patella) to the shin bone (tibia). Strictly speaking, the patellar tendon is not actually a tendon, but a ligament – and as such is sometimes called the ...

The patellar tendon connects the kneecap to the tibia (it's technically a ligament since it connects two bones). The quadriceps and patellar tendons are sometimes called the extensor mechanism.

Patellar tendonitis — also called jumper’s knee — is a type of knee tendon pain. It happens when the tendons connecting the kneecap to the shinbone become inflamed from overuse.

Patellar tendon ruptures generally occur in those younger than 40 years of age, while quad tendons are more likely to rupture in those over 40. Prolonged steroid use is thought to increase the ...

A torn meniscus, the cartilage in the knee, is a common sports injury, and unfortunately it doesn’t heal well. But researchers in Japan have now identified a hormone that helps repair the ...

Knee injuries are notoriously common, painstaking to resolve and often utterly avoidable. The problem isn't weak knees, per se, but poorly conditioned muscles, ligaments and tendons that support ...