The impact of patellar tendinopathy on sports and work performance in active athletes

Astrid J De Vries, Wendy Koolhaas, Johannes Zwerver, Ron L. Diercks, Kari Nieuwenhuis, Henk Van Der Worp, Sandra Brouwer, Inge Van Den Akker-Scheek

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Greater insight into sports and work performance of athletes with patellar tendinopathy (PT) will help establish the severity of this common overuse injury. Primary aim of this study is to investigate the impact of PT on sports and work performance. Seventy seven active athletes with PT (50 males; age 28.1 +/- 8.2years; Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment Patella 56.4 +/- 12.3) participated in this survey. Sports performance, work ability and work productivity were assessed using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center overuse injury questionnaire, the single-item Work Ability Index and the Quantity and Quality questionnaire, respectively. Reduced sports performance was reported by 55% of the participants; 16% reported reduced work ability and 36% decreased work productivity, with 23% and 58%, respectively, for physically demanding work. This study shows that the impact of PT on sports and work performance is substantial and stresses the importance of developing preventive measures.

Originele taal-2English
Pagina's (van-tot)253-265
Aantal pagina's13
TijdschriftResearch in Sports Medicine
Volume25
Nummer van het tijdschrift3
Vroegere onlinedatum10-apr.-2017
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StatusPublished - 2017

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