Patellar Tendon Surgery. Kiritsis will have his patients take part in formal physical therapy after knee surgery. Usually there is a reason for the patellar tendon to be weakened in these individuals such as a systemic disease that weakens tendons or recent surgery on the knee the caused tendon weakening.
Surgical outcome is better if the repair is done early after the injury. More involved surgeries for patellar realignment or restorative procedures for tendon tissue require a delay before going to therapy. Patella tendon repair is surgery to fix your torn patellar tendon.
Tendon tears can also occur in non athletic settings.
For those people with more physically demanding jobs you may be limited to returning to normal work tasks for 3 6. This helps prevent scarring and tightening of the tendon in a shortened position as these tendons rarely heal on their own 1. More involved surgeries for patellar realignment or restorative procedures for tendon tissue require a delay before going to therapy. You may have residual stiffness and weakness.
