title: Rupture of the quadriceps mechanism as a late complication of burn injury.
abstract: Full skin thickness burns around the knee often leave the patellar tendon and bone exposed. An example of the late rupture of the quadriceps mechanism following such a burn and subsequent reconstruction is described. Rupture of the quadriceps mechanism as a complication of burn injury has not previously been described.
authors.affiliation: Regional Burns Unit, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tarabe
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dziewulski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing