Patellar Tendon Rupture
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Patellar Tendon Rupture
[OCOSH Code: D017847 30832001 S76.1 WI_MTI_PT]
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Extensor Mechanism Injuries of the Knee Wheeless
Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/extensor_mechanism_injuries_of_the_knee
See:
- Rupture of the Quadriceps:
- Patellar Tendon Injury:
- Tibial Tubercle Frx:
- Discussion:
- extensor mechanism includes quadriceps, quadriceps tendon, medial & lateral ...
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Patellar Tendon Avulsion Wheeless
Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/patellar_tendon_avulsion
- usually occur in pts under age of 40;
- most ruptures occur w/ the knee in a flexed position (around 60 deg) which are then subject to excessive loading;
- great majority occur at level of inferior patellar pole (> level of tibial...
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Patellar Tendon Rupture eMedicine Orthopedics
Location: http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic246.htm
The patellar tendon ruptures relatively infrequently. However, the complications of an untreated rupture to the extensor mechanism can be extremely disabling. Surgical intervention allows for excellent recovery of motion and strength, provided that the injury is diagnosed in a timely fashion and repaired immediately. The focus of this article is...
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Traumatic Rupture of the Ipsilateral Quadriceps and Patellar Tendons
Location: http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/ortho/oj/2009/pdf/07floatingpatella.pdf
Traumatic Rupture of the Ipsilateral Quadriceps and Patellar Tendons: A “Floating Patella”
Song, Frederick S, MD; Brody, Robert M. BS;
Clarke, Sylvan E, MD; Raphael, James R, MD University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Journal Volume 19 2009
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