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Ultrasound- and Doppler-guided arthroscopic shaving to treat Jumper's knee: a technical note

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Abstract

Here we present a new technique for arthroscopic treatment of patellar tendinopthy-Jumper's knee, were arthroscopic shaving and Ultrasound + Doppler examination are performed simultaneously. Using this technique, the tendon and the areas with structural tendon changes and high blood flow are continuously demonstrated in the operating field. By this, the shaving procedure can be more exactly addressed to the area of interest on the dorsal surface of the tendon, and the trauma to the Hoffa fat pad and the tendon is minimized.

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  1. Capio Artro Clinic, Stockholm Sports Trauma Research Center, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    Lotta Willberg, Kerstin Sunding & Magnus Forssblad

  2. Sports Medicine Unit, Department of Surgical and Perioperative Science, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden

    Håkan Alfredson

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Willberg, L., Sunding, K., Forssblad, M. et al. Ultrasound- and Doppler-guided arthroscopic shaving to treat Jumper's knee: a technical note. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthr 15, 1400–1403 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-007-0360-6

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