Case report 177

Weinberg, Susan

doi:10.1007/bf00361871

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“…Most patellar duplications are asymptomatic [ 7 ] and surgery is reserved for cases when the continuity of the knee extensor mechanism is broken. The goal of the surgical management is to achieve good healing of the extensor mechanism with restoration of its initial length.…”

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Traumatic Rupture of an Intermediate Tendon in a Patient with Patellar Duplication

Pelet¹,

Hébert

Balatri

et al. 2017

Case Reports in Orthopedics

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Patellar duplication is a rare asymptomatic condition. The diagnosis is often made following a traumatic event associated with an injury to the knee extensor mechanism. The treatment is often surgical and consists in removal of the smaller part of the patella with tendon reinsertion. The presence and rupture of an intermediate tendon between the two parts of the patella have not been reported in the modern literature. We present a traumatic rupture of an intermediate tendon in a patient with horizontal patellar duplication. The surgical management consisted of tenorrhaphy protected with a figure-of-eight tension band wire approximating the two parts of the patella. The patient recovered full knee range of motion and quadriceps strength at the last 8-month follow-up.

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Traumatic Rupture of an Intermediate Tendon in a Patient with Patellar Duplication

Pelet¹,

Hébert

Balatri

et al. 2017

Case Reports in Orthopedics

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“…Also, the duplication of the patella in a coronal plane has been described, forming a so-called ''double patella'' [5,19]. Petty [14] and Wu ¨tschke [20] reported on a horizontally bipartite patella.…”

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confidence: 99%