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Bilateral spontaneous concurrent rupture of the patellar tendon in a healthy man: case report and review of the literature

Authors: Eugenio Savarese, Salvatore Bisicchia, Annunziato Amendola

Published in: MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY | Issue 2/2010

Abstract

Knee extensor mechanism disruption is a serious injury usually requiring emergent treatment. Rupture of the patellar tendon is rare in the normal population; bilateral spontaneous concurrent rupture in a healthy population is an exceptional event. We describe the case of a 39-year-old man with bilateral spontaneous concurrent rupture of the patellar tendon without any underlying systemic disease or drug use.

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Title: Bilateral spontaneous concurrent rupture of the patellar tendon in a healthy man: case report and review of the literature
Authors: Eugenio Savarese
Salvatore Bisicchia
Annunziato Amendola
Publication date: 01-11-2010
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 2035-5106
Electronic ISSN: 2035-5114
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12306-010-0077-4

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