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CC BY 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2024; 59(01): e136-e138
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1722584
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Quadricipital Tendon Simultaneous Bilateral Tear in a Patient with Type-II Diabetes Mellitus after Low-energy Trauma: Case Report[*]

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Breno Almeida de Pinho Tavares
1   Hospital São Francisco de Assis, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
,
Leonardo Cortes Antunes
1   Hospital São Francisco de Assis, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
,
Sara Johanna Sanchez Guerrero
2   Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital São Francisco de Assis, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
,
Ângelo José Nascif de Faria 
1   Hospital São Francisco de Assis, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
,
Renato Amorim Carvalho
3   Hospital Santa Lúcia Norte, Brasília, DF, Brasil
,
Rademack Duarte Amorim
4   Prontomed, Teresina, PI, Brasil
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Abstract

Simultaneous bilateral rupture of the quadricipital tendon is an extremely rare lesion. We report a case of this injury after low-energy trauma in a patient with type-II diabetes mellitus. Both knees were surgically approached in the same surgical procedure. Early rehabilitation is essential for the adequate functional recovery of the knee. The aim of the present report was to describe an atypical case of this type of injury after minimal trauma, as well as to detail the surgical technique used to treat it.

Keywords

knee - quadriceps muscle - tendon injuries - rupture

* Work developed at the Hospital São Francisco de Assis, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.




Publication History

Received: 14 September 2020

Accepted: 14 October 2020

Article published online:
31 March 2021

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