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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 1/2010

01-01-2010 | Knee

Histologic analysis of ruptured quadriceps tendons

Authors: Per David Trobisch, Matthias Bauman, Kuno Weise, Fabian Stuby, David J. Hak

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 1/2010

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Abstract

Quadriceps tendon ruptures are uncommon injuries. Degenerative changes in the tendon are felt to be an important precondition for rupture. We retrospectively reviewed 45 quadriceps tendon ruptures in 42 patients. Quadriceps tendon ruptures occurred most often in the sixth and seventh decade of life. Men were affected six times as often as women. A tissue sample from the rupture-zone was obtained in 22 cases and histologic analysis was performed. Degenerative changes were present in only 14 (64%) of the 22 samples. We observed an increasing ratio of degenerative to nondegenerative tendons with increasing patient age. Our data suggests that quadriceps tendon rupture, especially in younger patients, can occur in the absence of pathologic tendon degeneration.
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Metadata
Title
Histologic analysis of ruptured quadriceps tendons
Authors
Per David Trobisch
Matthias Bauman
Kuno Weise
Fabian Stuby
David J. Hak
Publication date
01-01-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-009-0884-z

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