Spontaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture
Vigneswaran, N.; Lee, K.; Yegappan, M.
Singapore Medical Journal 48(11): 1051-1054
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-5675 PMID: 17975697 Document Number: 613957
Spontaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon ruptures are uncommon. We present a 30-year-old man with end-stage renal failure, who sustained this injury, and subsequently had surgical repair of both tendons on separate occasions. He has since regained full range of movement of both knees.
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