Quasi-synchronous patellar tendon rupture.
The case of a 66-year-old male who suffered from rupture of both patellar tendons within a few minutes of each other is reported. The patient was not suffering from any underlying medical problems, and made an uneventful recovery following surgical repair.
N'Dow
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Department of Orthopaedics, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Scotland.
Brewster
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Maffulli
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Scotland
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture