Reconstruction of Acute Patellar Tendon Rupture after Patellectomy

Acute rupture of the knee extensor mechanism after patellectomy is extremely rare. We present the case of a patient with acute patellar tendon rupture who had undergone patellectomy 53 years before. Twelve days after the injury, the ruptured patellar tendon was repaired with end-to-end suture. Posto...

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Main Authors: Kenjiro Fujimura, Koji Sakuraba, Satoshi Kamura, Kiyoshi Miyazaki, Nobuo Kobara, Kazumasa Terada, Hisaaki Miyahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7549476
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