Rupture of the quadriceps tendon after total knee arthroplasty. A case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Reported herein is the case of a 45-year-old woman with knee involvement due to rheumatoid arthritis. She had a total knee arthroplasty with a rupture of the quadriceps tendon 1 month later. Surgical repair of the rupture was performed following the Scuderi technique plus reinforcement with Dacron (Lig Aid, Levallois, Cedex, France) tape cerclage. An above-knee walking-plaster cast was applied with the knee in full extension for 6 weeks. The functional result was good 1 year after surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Knee Joint
- Knee Prosthesis
- Postoperative Complications
- Tendons
Anatomy
- knee