title: An undescribed cause of patellar tendon rupture.
abstract: We present a rare case of a myxoid-feature lipoma that arose in the patella fat pad and caused patellar tendon rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Harish S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Hosalkar
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cheung-Moore
authors.forename: Alfred
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atanda
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ogilvie
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Lackman
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013708:Tendon Injuries; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology