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Jumper´s knee is a common overuse injury due to repetitive microtrauma to the patellar tendon. It is especially common among athletes who are involved in sporting activities that involve jumping or fast running. The term jumper´s knee was adopted after Blazina published his original paper in 1973. Its pathology can be considered as a partial or total rupture of the patellar tendon in one of its three insertions. The aim of this literature study was to review the methods used to treat this condition and the results obtained focusing on pain relief and returning to previous sport or level of activity. The literature that was used in this study was collected from the databases: Cinahl, PubMed and Ahmed. Fourteen articles were reviewed. The methods were categorized into three groups. The three groups consisted of operative treatment as one group, strengthening and stretching as the second group and a combination of both that also included passive treatment. These methods showed a significant decrease in pain and the majority of patients were able to achieve their previous activity level. Recent literatures document a dearth of controlled trials in the treatment of this condition.