Informações relacionadas à ocorrência de tendinite patelar em praticantes de vôlei de quadra: estudo de revisão

Abstract

The vertical jump is a crucial movement for competitive efficiency among indoor volleyball players. When attacking, blocking, and serving, which are essential actions for practicing this sport, the repeated jumps performed can trigger injuries in the knee area, such as patellar tendonitis (PT). Objective: To analyze information related to the occurrence of patellar tendonitis in indoor volleyball players reported in scientific articles published between 2000 and 2023. Methodology: A search for articles was carried out using the keywords (“vôlei” OR "voleibol") AND ("tendinite patelar" OR "tendinopatia patelar" OR "joelho do saltador" OR "jumper's knee") in 3 databases: SciELO, PubMed e BVS. We found 1241 articles, of which after the selection process based on eligibility criteria, 8 articles were analyzed. Results: 5 articles contained information and values for the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Patella (VISA-P) questionnaire, which is an instrument for analyzing knee injuries (overall VISA-P mean= 73.1 for PT injury; 94.4 for previous PT; and 98.1 for healthy people); 4 articles presented data on biomechanics of jumping and its relationship with PT (knee flexion on landing = variation between -23.762° to 67.3°); 1 article associated foot pronation with the development of PT; 1 article mentioned the type of training and period in which the injury occurred (61% in special technical training and 40% during winter training); and 1 article related quadriceps and hamstring tension with PT. Conclusion: The articles examined in this research were mainly comparative analyses of the biomechanics of jumping and landing between indoor volleyball players with PT and healthy players, however, the variables collected differed between the studies. The VISA-P proved to be an effective questionnaire for evaluating the patellar tendon and it can be useful in school Physical Education. It is necessary to produce studies that present training methodologies that minimize the development of patellar tendonitis.