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Bilateral patellar tendon rupture is an extremely rare event, especially in healthy individuals without systemic disease. We describe a case of a bilateral simultaneous patellar tendon ruptures in an otherwise healthy 38-year-old man without any traumatic event or other predisposing conditions. The bilateral knee injury was treated with wire sling fixation followed by intensive rehabilitation, the patient returned to his original physical activity 6 months after injury.

Rupture of the quadriceps tendon, although rare, is associated with impaired stability of the knee joint and therefore requires surgical repair. Although several techniques provide excellent clinical results for acute ruptures, treatment of chronic ruptures remains clinically challenging. We describe a novel technique for reconstruction of a large quadriceps tendon rupture by transosseous repair with a cadaveric facia lata allograft as reinforcement in a 78-year-old man.