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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| author | Kenjiro Fujimura Koji Sakuraba Satoshi Kamura Kiyoshi Miyazaki Nobuo Kobara Kazumasa Terada Hisaaki Miyahara |
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| description | 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. Postoperatively, we splinted the knee for 6 weeks but permitted the patient to walk without limiting weight bearing at 1 week postoperatively. At one-year follow-up, the patient is able to move his knee almost full range of motion and the Lysholm knee score is 81. The patient is satisfied with the outcome. This is the first report to treat acute rupture of the patellar tendon in a patient who had undergone patellectomy. Although careful rehabilitation is required, end-to-end suture might be an adequate surgical procedure for acute rupture of the knee extensor mechanism after patellectomy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-89bea79004434cb78adc4be835b82f4f2025-08-20T03:37:50ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572018-01-01201810.1155/2018/75494767549476Reconstruction of Acute Patellar Tendon Rupture after PatellectomyKenjiro Fujimura0Koji Sakuraba1Satoshi Kamura2Kiyoshi Miyazaki3Nobuo Kobara4Kazumasa Terada5Hisaaki Miyahara6Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, JapanClinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, JapanClinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, JapanClinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, JapanClinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, JapanClinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, JapanClinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, JapanAcute 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. Postoperatively, we splinted the knee for 6 weeks but permitted the patient to walk without limiting weight bearing at 1 week postoperatively. At one-year follow-up, the patient is able to move his knee almost full range of motion and the Lysholm knee score is 81. The patient is satisfied with the outcome. This is the first report to treat acute rupture of the patellar tendon in a patient who had undergone patellectomy. Although careful rehabilitation is required, end-to-end suture might be an adequate surgical procedure for acute rupture of the knee extensor mechanism after patellectomy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7549476 |
| spellingShingle | Kenjiro Fujimura Koji Sakuraba Satoshi Kamura Kiyoshi Miyazaki Nobuo Kobara Kazumasa Terada Hisaaki Miyahara Reconstruction of Acute Patellar Tendon Rupture after Patellectomy Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Reconstruction of Acute Patellar Tendon Rupture after Patellectomy |
| title_full | Reconstruction of Acute Patellar Tendon Rupture after Patellectomy |
| title_fullStr | Reconstruction of Acute Patellar Tendon Rupture after Patellectomy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reconstruction of Acute Patellar Tendon Rupture after Patellectomy |
| title_short | Reconstruction of Acute Patellar Tendon Rupture after Patellectomy |
| title_sort | reconstruction of acute patellar tendon rupture after patellectomy |
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