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Reconstruction of Acute Patellar Tendon Rupture after Patellectomy
Joint Authors
Fujimura, Kenjiro
Sakuraba, Koji
Kamura, Satoshi
Miyazaki, Kiyoshi
Kobara, Nobuo
Terada, Kazumasa
Miyahara, Hisaaki
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-04-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acute rupture of the knee extensor mechanism after patellectomy is extremely rare.
We present the case of a patient with acute patellar tendon rupture who had undergone patellectomy 53 years before.
Twelve days after the injury, the ruptured patellar tendon was repaired with end-to-end suture.
Postoperatively, we splinted the knee for 6 weeks but permitted the patient to walk without limiting weight bearing at 1 week postoperatively.
At one-year follow-up, the patient is able to move his knee almost full range of motion and the Lysholm knee score is 81.
The patient is satisfied with the outcome.
This is the first report to treat acute rupture of the patellar tendon in a patient who had undergone patellectomy.
Although careful rehabilitation is required, end-to-end suture might be an adequate surgical procedure for acute rupture of the knee extensor mechanism after patellectomy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fujimura, Kenjiro& Sakuraba, Koji& Kamura, Satoshi& Miyazaki, Kiyoshi& Kobara, Nobuo& Terada, Kazumasa…[et al.]. 2018. Reconstruction of Acute Patellar Tendon Rupture after Patellectomy. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fujimura, Kenjiro…[et al.]. Reconstruction of Acute Patellar Tendon Rupture after Patellectomy. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Fujimura, Kenjiro& Sakuraba, Koji& Kamura, Satoshi& Miyazaki, Kiyoshi& Kobara, Nobuo& Terada, Kazumasa…[et al.]. Reconstruction of Acute Patellar Tendon Rupture after Patellectomy. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147888
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1147888