title: Spontaneous bilateral patellar tendon rupture: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Bilateral rupture of the patellar tendon is a very rare injury. It occurs in association with chronic systemic diseases or corticosteroid medications. We report a case of a 13-year-old child with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome presenting a bilateral patellar tendon disruption of proximal insertion that occurred with a trivial trauma. Surgical management consisting in tendon repair with a suture anchor technique protected temporarily with a cerclage wiring gives a good outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinic Methodology, Clinic Surgery Technology, 2nd and 3rd Operative Units of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Policlinico Hospital, University of Study of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari, Italy. bmoretti.ortop2@uniba.it
authors.forename: Biagio
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Notarnicola
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garofalo
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Patella
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001915:Braces; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000502:physiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D031222:Patellar Dislocation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome