title: Chronic quadriceps rupture: treatment with lengthening and early mobilization without cerclage augmentation and a report of three cases.
abstract: In this study, 3 patients with chronic quadriceps tears and gaps < 2 cm were treated with a V-Y lengthening of the tendon, repair of the tendon through drill holes in the patella without cerclage augmentation, and early mobilization. The gap was < or = 2 cm following adequate surgical mobilization of the quadriceps tendon. Results of this technique are presented with a minimum of 1-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center, Livingston, NJ 07039, USA.
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rizio
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jarmon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004434:Early Ambulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000293:injuries*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*