Bilateral patellar tendon ruptures without predisposing systemic disease or steroid use: a case report and review of the literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 261.e3-261.e5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Sibley ◽  
D. Adam Algren ◽  
Stefanie Ellison
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Patellar Tendon ◽  
Systemic Disease ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Steroid Use ◽  
Tendon Ruptures

Complete Atraumatic Rupture of the Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 472-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Y. Wei ◽  
J. Bruce Kneeland ◽  
Enyi Okereke
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Systemic Disease ◽  
Flexor Hallucis Longus ◽  
Rare Occurrence ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Surgical Indications ◽  
Longus Tendon

A complete atraumatic rupture of the flexor hallucis longus tendon in a patient without systemic disease is a rare occurrence. Although four cases of complete traumatic ruptures have been cited in the literature, only one case of a complete atraumatic rupture has been previously reported. Presented here is a second case with a review of the literature and a discussion of the surgical indications.

scholarly journals Localized scleroderma progressing to systemic disease. case report and review of the literature

1993 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 410-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Birdi ◽  
Ronald M. Laxer ◽  
Paul Thorner ◽  
Marvin J. Fritzler ◽  
Earl D. Silverman
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Systemic Disease ◽  
Localized Scleroderma ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Disease Case

scholarly journals A Rare Case of Bilateral Patellar Tendon Ruptures: A Case Report and Literature Review

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadim Tarazi ◽  
Padhraig O’loughlin ◽  
Amin Amin ◽  
Peter Keogh
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Patellar Tendon ◽  
Tendon Rupture ◽  
Primary Repair ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Systemic Disease ◽  
Minimal Trauma ◽  
History Of ◽  
Tendon Ruptures ◽  
Early Primary

Bilateral patellar tendon ruptures are rare. The majority of case reports describing bilateral patellar tendon ruptures have occurred in patients with predisposing factors to tendinopathy. We describe a case of bilateral patellar tendon rupture sustained following minimal trauma by a patient with no systemic disease or history of steroid use. Due to the rarity of this injury, clinical suspicion is low. It is reported that 38% of patellar tendon ruptures are misdiagnosed initially. Therefore careful history taking and physical examination is integral in ensuring a diagnosis is achieved for early primary repair. We discuss the aetiology of spontaneous tendon rupture and report a literature review of bilateral patellar tendon ruptures.

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