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[QUOTE="Ryand877, post: 2485019, member: 1870"]
I am unsure of the prognosis for this type of surgery. I can explain more about Runner's Knee than Jumper's knee. Runners knee is also known as PatelloFemoral Pain Syndrome. What happens is that the quadriceps muscle group is actually made out of four different muscles. Three attach to the outside of the knee cap and one attaches to the inside, )the VMO). Overtime the three muscles that attach to the the outside track the patella outwardly and put stress on the knee.   Part of the treatment of runner's knee is specifically strengthening the VMO or inner quad muscle to help offset the imbalance. Certainly this can also involve tendon inflammation. It is my understanding that what Sidibe has is tendinitis from jumping causing stress on the knee.  This can also be treated by quad strengthening as a whole to take pressure off the actual tendon.  Donna's article said something about him having his feet corrected. I'm GUESSING that means he has decreased arches in his feet. (It's also possible his arches are too high) What happens when you have decreased arches is that it usually leads to pronation (rolling of the ankle) when you walk/run and causes the knee to buckle in. This stress combined with the stress of jumping and the impact of landing can lead to tendinitis or inflammation of the tendon attached to the patella. This is my best understanding of it. I work in the health field but am not an orthopedic doctor. I hope this helps. I can't directly answer your question more than that.
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