title: [A man with pain and weakness in his legs].
abstract: A 75-year-old man came to the clinic because of pain and weakness in his legs. He had fallen a year earlier. The pain and weakness were caused by a bilateral rupture of the tendon of the M. rectus femoris.
authors.affiliation: Nij Smellinghe Ziekenhuis, afd. Orthopedie, Drachten, the Netherlands. jenneke_deelstra@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jenneke J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Deelstra
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bimmel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012421:Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome