Bilateral spontaneous concurrent rupture of the patellar tendon in a healthy man: case report and review of the literature

Savarese, Eugenio; Bisicchia, Salvatore; Amendola, Annunziato

doi:10.1007/s12306-010-0077-4

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“…In literature, there are other case reports [35, 36] dealing with the spontaneous ruptures of patellar tendon or quadriceps tendon, and an increased weight of the patient is often reported among the risk factors.…”

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Obesity as a Risk Factor for Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review

Franceschi

Papalia

Paciotti

et al. 2014

International Journal of Endocrinology

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Purpose. In the last few years, evidence has emerged to support the possible association between increased BMI and susceptibility to some musculoskeletal diseases. We systematically review the literature to clarify whether obesity is a risk factor for the onset of tendinopathy. Methods. We searched PubMed, Cochrane Central, and Embase Biomedical databases using the keywords “obesity,” “overweight,” and “body mass index” linked in different combinations with the terms “tendinopathy,” “tendinitis,” “tendinosis,” “rotator cuff,” “epicondylitis,” “wrist,” “patellar,” “quadriceps,” “Achilles,” “Plantar Fascia,” and “tendon.” Results. Fifteen studies were included. No level I study on this subject was available, and the results provided are ambiguous. However, all the 5 level II studies report the association between obesity measured in terms of BMI and tendon conditions, with OR ranging between 1.9 (95% CI: 1.1–2.2) and 5.6 (1.9–16.6). Conclusions. The best evidence available to date indicates that obesity is a risk factor for tendinopathy. Nevertheless, further studies should be performed to establish the real strength of the association for each type of tendinopathy, especially because the design of the published studies does not allow identifying a precise cause-effect relationship and the specific role of obesity independently of other metabolic conditions.

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Obesity as a Risk Factor for Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review

Franceschi

Papalia

Paciotti

et al. 2014

International Journal of Endocrinology

122

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“…There was fibrocartilage tissue on the proximal and distal attachment regions of the patellar tendon, 7 the most common areas for tendon rupture. 8 The bilateral rupture of patellar and quadriceps tendons indicates that inflammation of articular cartilage and insertion of tendons might have caused a susceptibility to rupture in our case.…”

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A rare deformity and bilateral concurrent patellar tendon and quadriceps tendon ruptures in a patient with relapsing polychondritis: a case report

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“…12 had no underlying risk factors associated with his condition, but the Stun-gun deployment could provide a possible explanation for his injury. The patellar tendon is the second strongest tendon in the human body, behind the Achilles tendon.…”

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