Spontaneous Rupture of the Patellar Tendon and the Contralateral Quadriceps Tendon, Associated with Lupus Erythematosus: Analysis of the Literature

Bilateral rupture of the patellar tendon is a rare injury. A case of a 67-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus under corticosteroid treatment for the last 10 years, who sustained spontaneous rupture of the patellar tendon and the contralateral quadriceps tendon, is herein presented. The pa...

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Autores principales: Karadimas, Efthimios J., Kotzamitelos, Dimitrios, Kakagia, Despoina D., Hatziyiannakis, Athanasios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3504210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23198218
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/569363

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