Journal Watch: Patellar tendon

Ultrasound is more accurate than MRI in patellar tendinopathy:
The American Journal of Sports Medicine 35:427-436

Warden SJ et al compared the accuracy of MRI and ultrasound the diagnosis of patellar tendopathy in a cohort study comprising 30 patients with clinically diagnosed patellar tendinoapthy and 33 matched controls. They found ultrasound was more accurate than MRI in confirming clinically diagnosed patellar tendinopathy.