title: Chronic patellar tendon rupture reconstruction with a semitendinosus autograft.
abstract: Chronic patellar tendon ruptures are somewhat rare, thus little work has been done in this area and their true incidence is not known. The management of a neglected, chronic patellar tendon rupture must address three difficulties: the proximally retracted patella, the reconstruction of the patellar tendon, finally, the temporary protection of this repair. By presenting a case of a chronic patellar tendon rupture, the advantages of reconstruction with an isolated semitendinosus tendon autograft, especially from an early rehabilitation perspective, are described.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pontchaillou Hospital, Rennes Teaching Hospital Center, 2, rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35033 Rennes, France.
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