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  • In some cases of long-term jumper's knee, a doctor might recommend surgery.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • New York Reuters Health - Young basketball and volleyball players' chances of developing a painful condition called jumper's knee may hinge on how far they can flex their ankles, say Swedish researchers.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • NEW YORK Reuters Health - For weekend athletes, volleyball may carry the biggest risk of the tendon injury known as "jumper's knee," a new study suggests.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • So-called jumper's knee is poorly understood, but believed to stem from damage to the tendon connecting the kneecap to the shin.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • And if you're not convinced, maybe the celebratory cheers from the jumper's bros will make you come around.

    Gainer Into A Pool Chair WINS (VIDEO) 2011

  • After a jump, the system spits out three crucial numbers on a trackside monitor: A jumper's horizontal velocity, his vertical velocity as he left the board and his angle of flight.

    Cracking the Long-Jump Code Scott Cacciola 2012

  • A shoebox hidden away in his attic holds the triple jumper's gold and silver gongs, won in consecutive years since 2006, a seemingly never ending run of accolades.

    The 21 strides Phillips Idowu hopes will take him to Olympic gold | Anna Kessel 2011

  • British athletics' head coach, Charles van Commenee, has denied his public row with Phillips Idowu will have any effect on the triple jumper's buildup to London 2012 and revealed that he thinks any of his team feeling nervous about a home Olympics are simply being "unprofessional".

    Charles van Commenee stands firm in row with Phillips Idowu 2011

  • When I heard that, I immediately recalled the jumper's pool and that sleazy little bar where you could bet on life and death.

    The Jumpers' Pool 2010

  • Here's what they have: Young trouble maker's who wear hooded jumper's and/or large puffy FUBU jacket's, baseball caps, shiny pants and may sport chains.

    School Board Chairwoman In Trouble For Telling It Like It Is | Manolith 2010

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