Panthers OT Ikem Ekwonu tears patellar tendon, faces surgery

Carolina Panthers offensive tackle Ikem Ekwonu tore his right patellar tendon in Saturday's NFC wild-card loss to the Los ...

Panthers LT Ickey Ekwonu to miss significant time with ruptured patella tendon in right knee

Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales said starting left tackle Ickey Ekwonu will miss a significant amount of time with a ...

Panthers LT Ikem Ekwonu Suffers Torn Patellar Tendon

Ikem Ekwonu suffered a torn patellar tendon yesterday, meaning he is in danger of missing time with the Panthers next season.
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157 Predictors of time to return to play and reinjury following hamstring strain injuries with and without tendon involvement in professional football

Background Hamstring strain injury (HSI) account for ~12% of all injuries in professional football. It is suggested HSIs extending into the intramuscular tendon are more prone to reinjury, resulting ...
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NFL: Panthers' Ickey Ekwonu suffers torn patellar tendon, could be out for up to a year

The hardest blow for the Panthers came when they least expected it. Ickey Ekwonu, their cornerstone on the offensive line, ...