title: Rupture of the quadriceps tendon after total knee arthroplasty. A case report.
abstract: Reported herein is the case of a 45-year-old woman with knee involvement due to rheumatoid arthritis. She had a total knee arthroplasty with a rupture of the quadriceps tendon 1 month later. Surgical repair of the rupture was performed following the Scuderi technique plus reinforcement with Dacron (Lig Aid, Levallois, Cedex, France) tape cerclage. An above-knee walking-plaster cast was applied with the knee in full extension for 6 weeks. The functional result was good 1 year after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Baillo
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Garay
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ordoñez
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013710:Tendons