TY - JOUR AU - Bode, Gerrit AU - Hammer, Thorsten AU - Karvouniaris, N. AU - Feucht, M. J. AU - Konstantinidis, L. AU - Südkamp, N. P. AU - Hirschmüller, A. PY - 2017 DA - 2017/08/08 TI - Patellar tendinopathy in young elite soccer– clinical and sonographical analysis of a German elite soccer academy JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders SP - 344 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - The prevalence of patellar tendinopathy is elevated in elite soccer compared to less explosive sports. While the burden of training hours and load is comparably high in youth elite players (age < 23 years), little is known about the prevalence of patellar tendinopathy at this age. There is only little data available on the influence of age, the amount of training, the position on the field, as well as muscular strength, range of motion, or sonographical findings in this age group. The purpose of the present study was to examine the above-mentioned parameters in all age groups of a German youth elite soccer academy. SN - 1471-2474 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1690-2 DO - 10.1186/s12891-017-1690-2 ID - Bode2017 ER -