Condition Guide · Atlanta, GA
Athletes call it jumper's knee, but you don't have to be an athlete to have it. Patellar tendinopathy is a breakdown of the thick band linking your kneecap to your shinbone — the tendon that takes the strain every time you squat, land, or climb stairs. When it turns chronic, the tendon stops repairing itself the way it should.
See The Procedure
Watch HydroCision's own demonstration of the patellar tendon procedure, then see why chronic tendon pain is a degeneration problem — not the simple inflammation the name "tendinitis" suggests.
TenJet Patella Tendinosis Minimally Invasive Tenotomy
Diagrams and video courtesy of HydroCision, Inc.
Understanding The Condition
Patellar tendinopathy tends to build in stages — sore after activity at first, then sore during it, and eventually sore enough to change how you move. The reason it lingers is structural: the collagen in the tendon has become disorganized and weakened, and that damaged tissue has little blood supply to heal itself.
Where TenJet Fits
Physical therapy and progressive loading resolve many cases and are the usual first step. For the tendon that stays painful anyway, TenJet — made by HydroCision, Inc. — gives a specialist a targeted, in-office option that treats the diseased tissue without an open surgical incision.