title: Use of a turndown quadriceps tendon flap for rupture of the patellar tendon after total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: Patellar tendon rupture is a devastating complication after total knee arthroplasty. The results of surgical treatment of this complication were discouraging in most of the reports. We describe a case of rupture of patellar tendon 7 weeks after total knee arthroplasty treated with a turndown quadriceps flap and circumferential wiring. Two years and 6 months after operation, the patient had no extension lag of the knee and knee flexion to 110 degrees .
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung, Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Po-Chun
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jun-Wen
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle; D012421:Rupture; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*