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Simultaneous Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Rupture in an Adult Man
CASE PRESENTATION: A previously healthy 45-year-old man presented to the emergency department with bilateral knee pain and inability to extend his knees after a slip and fall on ice. The clinical diagnosis of bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture was confirmed by computed tomography (CT) of bilateral...
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University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9197751/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35701358 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2022.3.55675 |
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description | CASE PRESENTATION: A previously healthy 45-year-old man presented to the emergency department with bilateral knee pain and inability to extend his knees after a slip and fall on ice. The clinical diagnosis of bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture was confirmed by computed tomography (CT) of bilateral knees. The patient underwent successful operative repair the following day. DISCUSSION: Bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture is rare and can be difficult to diagnose due to the impossibility of comparing the affected to the unaffected limb. Plain radiographs are usually not helpful, but ultrasound, CT, and magnetic resonance imaging may be used to confirm the clinical diagnosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-91977512022-06-30 Simultaneous Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Rupture in an Adult Man Doehring, Marla C. Propst, Steven L. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Images in Emergency Medicine CASE PRESENTATION: A previously healthy 45-year-old man presented to the emergency department with bilateral knee pain and inability to extend his knees after a slip and fall on ice. The clinical diagnosis of bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture was confirmed by computed tomography (CT) of bilateral knees. The patient underwent successful operative repair the following day. DISCUSSION: Bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture is rare and can be difficult to diagnose due to the impossibility of comparing the affected to the unaffected limb. Plain radiographs are usually not helpful, but ultrasound, CT, and magnetic resonance imaging may be used to confirm the clinical diagnosis. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2022-05-05 /pmc/articles/PMC9197751/ /pubmed/35701358 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2022.3.55675 Text en © 2022 Doehring. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
spellingShingle | Images in Emergency Medicine Doehring, Marla C. Propst, Steven L. Simultaneous Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Rupture in an Adult Man |
title | Simultaneous Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Rupture in an Adult Man |
title_full | Simultaneous Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Rupture in an Adult Man |
title_fullStr | Simultaneous Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Rupture in an Adult Man |
title_full_unstemmed | Simultaneous Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Rupture in an Adult Man |
title_short | Simultaneous Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Rupture in an Adult Man |
title_sort | simultaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture in an adult man |
topic | Images in Emergency Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9197751/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35701358 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2022.3.55675 |
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