Patellar tendon ossification after partial patellectomy: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Patellar tendon ossification is a rare pathology that may be seen as a complication after sleeve fractures of the tibial tuberosity, total patellectomy during arthroplasty, intramedullary nailing of tibial fractures, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with patellar tendon autograft and knee injury without fracture. However, its occurrence after partial patellectomy surgery has never been reported in the literature.


METHODS
We present the case of a 35-year-old Turkish man with a comminuted inferior patellar pole fracture that was treated with partial patellectomy. During the follow-up period, his patellar tendon healed with ossification and then ruptured from the inferior attachment to the tibial tubercle. The ossification was excised and the tendon was subsequently repaired.


CONCLUSIONS
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of patellar tendon ossification occurring after partial patellectomy. Orthopaedic surgeons are thus cautioned to be conscious of this rare complication after partial patellectomy.
Cakici
Husamettin
H
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Abant Izzet Baysal University Hospital, Bolu, Turkey. hcakici@gmail.com.
Hapa
Onur
O
Ozturan
Kutay
K
Guven
Melih
M
Yucel
Istemi
I