title: Spontaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture.
abstract: Spontaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon ruptures are uncommon. We present a 30-year-old man with end-stage renal failure, who sustained this injury, and subsequently had surgical repair of both tendons on separate occasions. He has since regained full range of movement of both knees.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433. vigneswaran_nallathamby@yahoo.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vigneswaran
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yegappan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D007717:Knee / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery