Blood Flow Restriction Therapy in Lower Limb Extensor Injuries

Inclusion Criteria: * Must be at least 18 years of age and younger than 65 years of age * ASA class I-II * Diagnosed with a lower limb extensor injury (quadriceps tendon rupture, patella tendon rupture, patella fracture) * Intention to receive physical therapy as standard of care Exclusion Criteria: * Legally incompetent or mentally impaired (e.g. minors, Alzheimer's subjects, dementia, etc.) * Younger than 18 years of age or older than 65 * Any patient considered a vulnerable subject * Patients with impaired circulation, peripheral vascular compromise, previous revascularization of the extremity, or severe hypertension * Concomitant lower extremity traumatic injuries, delaying or precluding the subject's ability to participate in the therapy * Immobile or use of mobile assistive device prior to injury * No prior extensor injuries * Patients with Sickle cell anemia or venous thromboembolism * Patients with cancer or Lymphectomies * Patients with increased intracranial pressure * Patients with intention to receive standard therapy and not the study therapy