An undescribed cause of patellar tendon rupture.
We present a rare case of a myxoid-feature lipoma that arose in the patella fat pad and caused patellar tendon rupture.
Hosalkar
Harish S
HS
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Cheung-Moore
Emilie
E
Atanda
Alfred
A
Ogilvie
Christian
C
Lackman
Richard D
RD
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