School of Physical Therapy, George Fox University, Newberg, OR, USA.
Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA, USA.
Res Sports Med. 2020 Apr-Jun;28(2):155-167. doi: 10.1080/15438627.2019.1683559. Epub 2019 Oct 30.
The prevalence of patellar tendinopathy has been reported to be as high as 50% in elite male volleyball (VB) players; however, the rate of injury in female collegiate VB athletes is unknown. The purpose of this study was to 1) identify the prevalence of ultrasonographic evidence of patellar tendon abnormality at the start of the preseason in female collegiate VB players; 2) report the incidence of tendinopathy during the season; and 3) determine if the preseason presence of tendon abnormality is associated with onset of disease. One hundred and six female collegiate VB players had both patellar tendons imaged. Incidence of patellar tendinopathy was tracked during the course of the 4-month season. Twenty-two athletes presented with ultrasonographic evidence of patellar tendon abnormality in at least one knee at the start of the preseason. The incidence of time-loss patellar tendinopathy was 0.26 (95% CI: 0.04, 0.85) per 1000 athletic exposures. This study was unable to determine if preseason presence of tendon abnormality was associated with a greater risk of tendinopathy due to power. The prevalence of tendon abnormality in the preseason and the incidence of patellar tendinopathy in female collegiate VB players are lower than that observed in other populations.
髌腱病的患病率在精英男性排球运动员中高达 50%；然而，女性大学生排球运动员的受伤率尚不清楚。本研究旨在：1）确定女性大学生排球运动员在赛季开始时髌腱异常的超声证据的患病率；2）报告赛季中腱病的发生率；3）确定 preseason 时的腱异常是否与疾病的发生有关。106 名女性大学生排球运动员的髌腱均接受了影像学检查。在整个 4 个月的赛季中，髌腱病的发生率都在被跟踪。22 名运动员在赛季开始时至少有一只膝关节的髌腱出现超声异常。每 1000 次运动暴露中，有 0.26（95%CI：0.04，0.85）名运动员发生需要休战的髌腱病。由于效力不足，本研究无法确定 preseason 时的腱异常是否与更高的腱病风险有关。女性大学生排球运动员在 preseason 时的腱异常患病率和髌腱病的发生率低于其他人群。
