title: Repair of the quadriceps apparatus following patellectomy in recent fractures of the patella: a new technique, with results.
abstract: The importance of "double tourniquet" technique in repair of the quadriceps mechanism after total patellectomy in recent fractures of the patella is described and its advantages are discussed. The results following this method of repair in 17 total patellectomies have been studied and discussed.
mesh_terms: D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014111:Tourniquets / Q000379:methods