title: Simultaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture in patient with chronic renal failure.
abstract: Simultaneous bilateral spontaneous rupture of the quadriceps tendon is a very rare condition and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. The etiology is not clear yet. But it occurs infrequently in patients with chronic metabolic disorders. A 30-year-old female patient with simultaneous bilateral spontaneous quadriceps tendon rupture visited our hospital. She had chronic renal failure and her parathyroid hormone level was elevated due to parathyroid adenoma. We report a surgical repair of both quadriceps tendons of a patient with chronic renal failure as well as management of hyperparathyroidism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CHA Gumi Medical Center, CHA University, Gumi, Korea.
authors.forename: Yunseok
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Byounggook
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ju-Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Jinmyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dan