Intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for tendinopathies

• Lasso Arequipa, Tomás Andrés ^[1] ; Navarrete Pérez, Juan Carlos ^[2] ; Camino Ortega, Cristina Noemi ^[3] ; Padilla Paredes, Steve Alexander ^[3] ; Criollo Pullupaxi, Erika Daniela ^[3]
  1. [1] Universidad Católica del Ecuador PUCE-MedicinaPichincha-Quito/ Ecuador
  2. [2] Universidad de las Américas UDLA-Medicina Pichincha-Quito
  3. [3] Universidad de las Américas UDLA-Medicina Pichincha-Quito/ Ecuador

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• Localización: Revista Ciencia y Reflexión, ISSN 3045-5537, Vol. 4, Nº. 1, 2025, págs. 434-461
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Diseases of the tendons called tendinopathies are a common health problem in the population. In the present study, tendinopathies and the most frequent intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors and the relationship that exists with tendinopathies are described. Objective: to determine the most frequent intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors in patients with tendinopathy of the center for orthopedic specialties in the city of Quito from January 2016 to October 2020. Methodology: cross-sectional descriptive study with review of medical records. The database of Orthopedic Specialties from January 2016 to October 2020 in the city of Quito was reviewed, and patients diagnosed with tendinopathy who met the criteria were included in the sample. With the inclusion criteria to determine the most frequent intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for these pathologies. Results: it is described that the percentage of men and women was 57.71% and 42.29% respectively. The most common tendinopathy was patellar with 42.30%. The most frequent intrinsic risk factors were metabolic diseases: dyslipidemia with 56.39%, overweight with 49.34%, hyperuricemia with 28.19% and hypothyroidism with 20.70%. The most frequent extrinsic risk factors were physical overload and a history of previous high-performance sports discipline with 22.5% and 22.0%, respectively. Conclusion: Patellar and Achilles tendinopathy are the most common in the study. Metabolic diseases are the most frequent intrinsic risk factors and physical overload with a history of being a high-performance athlete are the most frequent extrinsic risk factors in the study.