noun
a painful condition of the knee caused by inflammation or small tears in the tendon of the patella that occurs especially in sports requiring strenuous jumping
noun
a painful condition of the knee caused by inflammation or small tears in the tendon of the patella that occurs especially in sports requiring strenuous jumping
The first known use of jumper's knee was in 1977
jumper's kneenoun
patellar tendinitis
Concerns about jumper's knee can prompt basketball players to change practice routines.—Kelly Bothum, The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware)
1 Several possible causes could be behind this pain, including runner's knee, jumper's knee, the wrong shoes, or incorrect running form.
2 Eccentric exercise, which lengthens your muscles, may help with jumper's knee.