Rupture of quadriceps tendon in a patient with postanoxic choreoathetosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To describe a case of quadriceps tendon rupture in a patient with postanoxic choreoathetotic movements. A 20-year-old man was admitted to a rehabilitation hospital after anoxic brain injury. As a result of the injury, he developed continuous flowing choreoathetotic movements. He contracted fever and swollen and painful right knee, and only when periarticular edema decreased did a suprapatellar gap appear and quadriceps tendon rupture was diagnosed. Considering the possibility of tendon rupture when evaluating a patient with non-volitional movements and 'arthritic' presentation in a rehabilitation setting, may prevent delay of quadriceps surgical repair.
Medical subject headings
- Athetosis
- Chorea
- Tendon Injuries