Spontaneous bilateral patellar tendon rupture: a case report and review of the literature

Chir Organi Mov. 2008 Jan;91(1):51-5. doi: 10.1007/s12306-007-0009-0. Epub 2008 Feb 10.

Abstract

Bilateral rupture of the patellar tendon is a very rare injury. It occurs in association with chronic systemic diseases or corticosteroid medications. We report a case of a 13-year-old child with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome presenting a bilateral patellar tendon disruption of proximal insertion that occurred with a trivial trauma. Surgical management consisting in tendon repair with a suture anchor technique protected temporarily with a cerclage wiring gives a good outcome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Braces
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / complications*
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Immobilization
  • Knee Joint / physiology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Patellar Dislocation* / diagnosis
  • Patellar Dislocation* / diagnostic imaging
  • Patellar Dislocation* / therapy
  • Patellar Ligament / diagnostic imaging
  • Patellar Ligament / injuries
  • Patellar Ligament / surgery*
  • Postoperative Care
  • Radiography
  • Range of Motion, Articular
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Tendinopathy / diagnosis
  • Tendon Injuries / diagnosis
  • Tendon Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Tendon Injuries / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome