Rupture of the quadriceps mechanism as a late complication of burn injury.
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.
Tarabe
M
M
Regional Burns Unit, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK.
Dziewulski
P
P
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