Rupture of the quadriceps tendon after total knee arthroplasty. A case report

Rupture of the quadriceps tendon after total knee arthroplasty. A case report

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 (...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of arthroplasty 1993-06, Vol.8 (3), p.331-333
Hauptverfasser: Fernandez-Baillo, N, Garay, E G, Ordoñez, J M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - surgery
Female
Humans
Knee Joint
Knee Prosthesis
Middle Aged
Muscular Diseases - etiology
Postoperative Complications
Rupture, Spontaneous
Tendons
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0883-5403
DOI:10.1016/S0883-5403(06)80097-5