title: Infrapatellar tendon ruptures.
abstract: This is a retrospective study of 23 infrapatellar tendon ruptures in 22 patients seen at Henry Ford Hospital from 1969 to 1980. Two of the patients had a systemic disease known to predispose to tendon ruptures, while the remainder of the tendon ruptures occurred in otherwise normal individuals as the result of either repetitive or isolated trauma.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology