Chronic patellar tendon rupture reconstruction with a semitendinosus autograft.
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res
; 97(4): 447-50, 2011 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21596640
ABSTRACT
Chronic patellar tendon ruptures are somewhat rare, thus little work has been done in this area and their true incidence is not known. The management of a neglected, chronic patellar tendon rupture must address three difficulties the proximally retracted patella, the reconstruction of the patellar tendon, finally, the temporary protection of this repair. By presenting a case of a chronic patellar tendon rupture, the advantages of reconstruction with an isolated semitendinosus tendon autograft, especially from an early rehabilitation perspective, are described.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tendon Injuries
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Tendons
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Patellar Ligament
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Plastic Surgery Procedures
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France