The use of suture anchors to repair the ruptured quadriceps tendon.
Quadriceps tendon rupture is an incapacitating injury that usually requires surgical repair. Traditional repair methods involve transpatellar suture tunnels, but recent reports have introduced the idea of using suture anchors to repair the ruptured tendon. We present 5 cases of our technique of using suture anchors to repair the ruptured quadriceps tendon.
Bushnell
Brandon D
BD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA. bbushnel@unch.unc.edu
Whitener
George B
GB
Rubright
James H
JH
Creighton
R Alexander
RA
Logel
Kevin J
KJ
Wood
Mark L
ML
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella / Q000601:surgery; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012421:Rupture / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome