title: Patellar tendon rupture in identical twins.
abstract: We report on identical traumatic injuries in a pair of monozygotic (identical) twins treated at the same unit, one year apart. Both had sustained a complete tear of the patellar tendon and were treated surgically.
authors.affiliation: Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, Surrey, England.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goodier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Shedden
mesh_terms: D004200:Diseases in Twins; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic