Can arthroscopically assisted treatment of XXXX reduce @entity158 and restore function?

@entity2587 @entity1 @entity924 @entity158
BACKGROUND: @entity924 is a common source of @entity158 in @entity2587 , especially those involved in sports with a high incidence of jumping and cutting. Changes in training programs and exercises based on eccentric quadriceps contractions often relieve @entity1 ' symptoms. For @entity2587 unresponsive to this treatment, some authors suggest open and arthroscopic procedures d  briding either the tendon alone, or the tendon and bone. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We asked whether an arthroscopically assisted approach to d  bride not only the tendon, bone, but also the peritenon could relieve @entity158 and allow @entity2587 to return to their former activities. @entity1 AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 23 @entity1 with a history of at least 6 months of painful @entity924 unresponsive to nonoperative treatment treated with an arthroscopic technique that d  brided the tendon, inferior pole of the patella, and peritenon: 22 males and one female. Mean age was 29 years. @entity1 were evaluated using the anterior knee @entity158 score of Kujala et al. The minimum followup was 12 months (mean, 58 months; range, 12-121 months). RESULTS: Twelve @entity1 scored 100, one 99, one 98, five 97, two 94, one 90, and one 64. The Kujala et al. mean score was 96 (range, 64-100). All but four @entity1 returned to their former sports activities. We observed no complications. CONCLUSIONS: Arthroscopic treatment can relieve the @entity158 of refractory @entity924 . Our observations were comparable with those previously reported for open techniques and a high percentage of @entity1 returned to their previous activity level. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, observational study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
