jumper's knee

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: 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

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jumper's knee

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: patellar tendinitis Concerns about jumper's knee can prompt basketball players to change practice routines. — Kelly Bothum, The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), 16 Mar. 2010

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