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Lower limb dominance may also be a critical load factor, potentially leading to overloading of the patellar tendon.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>To describe and compare the prevalence by lower limb dominance of patellar tendons with structural and vascular abnormalities and to describe the morphologic measures of tendons without abnormalities among adult male elite basketball players.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Cross-sectional study.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Medical center of a professional basketball team in the Spanish league.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Patients or Other Participants<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A total of 73 adult male elite basketball players (146 patellar tendons; age = 26.8 \u00b1 4.9 years, height = 198.0 \u00b1 0.1 cm, mass = 95.4 \u00b1 11.4 kg).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Main Outcome Measure(s)<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We used ultrasound to screen the patellar tendons for the presence of structural and vascular abnormalities. Tendons were categorized as abnormal if they demonstrated a focal area of hypoechogenicity, thickening, or neovascularization. We also examined the cross-sectional area and thickness of tendons without abnormalities. Prevalence and morphologic measures were compared by limb dominance.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A total of 35 players (48%) had bilateral abnormalities, whereas 21 (28.7%) had unilateral abnormalities. Among the 91 abnormal tendons, 90 (61.6% of 146 tendons) exhibited a focal area of hypoechogenicity, 59 (40.4% of 146 tendons) exhibited thickening, and 14 (9.6% of 146 tendons) exhibited neovascularization. No group differences were detected between the dominant and nondominant limbs. Among the 55 normal patellar tendons, 34 were bilateral (from 17 players) and 21 were unilateral. Approximately 25% (n = 14) of all 55 normal tendons had a cross-sectional area that was greater than 182.8 mm2 and a thickness greater than 7.2 mm. Among the 34 bilateral normal tendons, no group differences were observed between the dominant and nondominant limbs for either cross-sectional area or thickness.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The prevalence of abnormal tendons was high among adult male elite basketball players, and bilateral presentations were more frequent. Structural abnormalities were most common.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4085\/1062-6050-285-17","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,9,4]],"date-time":"2019-09-04T14:14:22Z","timestamp":1567606462000},"page":"1280-1286","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Lower Limb Dominance, Morphology, and Sonographic Abnormalities of the Patellar Tendon in Elite Basketball Players: A Cross-Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.4085","volume":"54","author":[{"given":"Josep C.","family":"Ben\u00edtez-Mart\u00ednez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ferm\u00edn","family":"Valera-Garrido","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"MVClinic, Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pablo","family":"Mart\u00ednez-Ram\u00edrez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ACB Team, 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