title: [Partial rupture of the quadriceps tendon in a 6-year-old boy].
abstract: In children, avulsion fractures of the patella are observed more frequently than ruptures of the quadriceps tendon. In cases of suspected lesions of the quadriceps tendon, conventional x-ray imaging and ultrasound comparison of both patellae is recommended. Arthroscopy is helpful for diagnosing concomitant intra-articular knee lesions and permits evacuation of the hemarthrosis.
authors.affiliation: Kinderchirurgische Klinik, Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB), Postfach, 4005, Basel, Switzerland. sergio.sesia@ukbb.ch
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Sesia
authors.forename: C-C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hasler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Köhler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mayr
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture; D013165:Splints; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*