Quote:Something I never understood is why everyone calls it a tendon. It wraps around the patella and attaches to the tibia, which makes it a ligament.

 

 I don't know the reasoning behind this.  But as someone who suffered a torn quad tendon last year in walking down steps ( another injury that relates to the type of injury Victor Cruz suffered ) ,  the rehab is long and challenging.    

 

 Fortunately for me,  the pain from the injury was minimal,  which is unusual.  Most people that suffer quad tendon or patella tendon injuries feel tremendous pain at the time of the injury.    The P.T. and medical people were amazed that my initial pain was low.   When I saw the pain Cruz was in,  it reinforced how much worse the situation could have been for me than it turned out.  

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