title: Osteotendinous repair of bilateral spontaneous quadriceps tendon ruptures with the Krackow technique in two patients with chronic renal failure.
abstract: Although unilateral traumatic quadriceps tendon rupture is a relatively frequent pathology, bilateral non-traumatic spontaneous ruptures are uncommon and are usually associated with chronic renal failure, hyperparathyroidism, gout, and systemic lupus erythematosus. This paper aimed to discuss two patients with chronic renal failure treated with the Krackow suture technique for spontaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Seçkin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Şeker
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Öztürk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology*