(VIDEO) Cristianu Ronaldu dijagnosticirano stanje koje nema lijeka i s vremenom postaje sve gore!

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In early 2014, Cristiano Ronaldo was diagnosed with a chronic knee condition called tendinosis. It's a heavy injury that has no guatenteed cure and gets worse over time. pic.twitter.com/xNT2QSfunG

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This injury is responsible for Cristiano's rapid physical decline at 29, not his age. pic.twitter.com/FcI4swwhcW

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1. Official Medical Report (Portuguese FA)https://t.co/B3yGXNVPiY pic.twitter.com/gtqoZkvh20

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2. Explanation of Left Patellar Tendinosis

You're going to quickly learn 4 things to understand the injury.

A | Location of injury
B | Tendons
C | Tendinitis (first stage of injury, curable)
D | Tendinosis (final stage of injury, chronic)

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A | Location of Injury

"Left Patellar Tendinosis" means tendinosis at the patellar tendon in the left knee. pic.twitter.com/DSikmdVeCu

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B | Tendons

Tendons are basically tough, fibrous cords of collagen that attach muscle to bone.

Here's a simple diagram to understand 👇

White = tendons pic.twitter.com/lqAbCkumSp

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D | Tendinosis (what Ronaldo has) is an evolved form of tendinitis, which is a chronic degeneration, scarring, hardening, and thickening of the tendons.

This causes many problems such as pain, swelling, tenderness and most importantly, a loss of flexibility in the knee. pic.twitter.com/ICn2dSVRZc

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