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Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Rupture in a Healthy Individual Following a Motor Vehicle Accident: A Case Report

Bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture (QTR) is a rare injury that typically affects middle-aged men presenting underlying medical conditions, while only a few cases have been reported in healthy individuals. The gold standard treatment of such injuries is prompt surgical repair, followed by postoperat...

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Autores principales: Ghanimeh, Joe, El Alam, Anthony, Otayek, Joeffroy, Khoury, Alfred
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10103816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37065394
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36245
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description Bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture (QTR) is a rare injury that typically affects middle-aged men presenting underlying medical conditions, while only a few cases have been reported in healthy individuals. The gold standard treatment of such injuries is prompt surgical repair, followed by postoperative immobilization and physiotherapy. We present the case of a 51-year-old previously healthy man who experienced bilateral, simultaneous, and complete QTR following a high-velocity motor vehicle accident. Physical examination revealed bilateral extensor mechanism disruption and palpable defects at the superior poles of the patellae. MRI confirmed the diagnosis, and the patient underwent surgical repair using three anchor sutures on each side. Postoperative management involved a brief period of immobilization followed by progressive passive motion exercises and protected weight bearing. At a six-month follow-up, the patient had excellent functional outcomes and was satisfied with the treatment.
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spelling pubmed-101038162023-04-15 Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Rupture in a Healthy Individual Following a Motor Vehicle Accident: A Case Report Ghanimeh, Joe El Alam, Anthony Otayek, Joeffroy Khoury, Alfred Cureus Orthopedics Bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture (QTR) is a rare injury that typically affects middle-aged men presenting underlying medical conditions, while only a few cases have been reported in healthy individuals. The gold standard treatment of such injuries is prompt surgical repair, followed by postoperative immobilization and physiotherapy. We present the case of a 51-year-old previously healthy man who experienced bilateral, simultaneous, and complete QTR following a high-velocity motor vehicle accident. Physical examination revealed bilateral extensor mechanism disruption and palpable defects at the superior poles of the patellae. MRI confirmed the diagnosis, and the patient underwent surgical repair using three anchor sutures on each side. Postoperative management involved a brief period of immobilization followed by progressive passive motion exercises and protected weight bearing. At a six-month follow-up, the patient had excellent functional outcomes and was satisfied with the treatment. Cureus 2023-03-16 /pmc/articles/PMC10103816/ /pubmed/37065394 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36245 Text en Copyright © 2023, Ghanimeh et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_sort bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture in a healthy individual following a motor vehicle accident: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10103816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37065394
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36245
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