Reconstruction of chronic patellar tendon tear with allograft in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
Failure of repair of the patellar tendon is uncommon. It may occur in association with chronic systemic diseases or after administration of corticosteroid and quinolones. We report the reconstruction of the patellar tendon with allograft, after failed primary repair, of a 23-year-old young with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
Iacono
Venanzio
V
Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Cigala
Fabrizio
F
Fazioli
Flavio
F
Rosa
Donato
D
Maffulli
Nicola
N
D050376:Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafting; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D055815:Young Adult