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Case Reports
. 2005 Nov;13(8):677-82.
doi: 10.1007/s00167-005-0620-2. Epub 2005 May 28.

Bilateral patellar tendon rupture in a child: a case report

Hasan Hilmi Muratli  1 , Levent Celebi, Onur Hapa, Ali Biçimoğlu
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Case Reports

Bilateral patellar tendon rupture in a child: a case report

Hasan Hilmi Muratli et al. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2005 Nov.

Abstract

Patellar tendon rupture in children is very rare. When it occurs, patellar tendon is usually ruptured either from the upper end as a sleeve fracture of the patella or from lower end as an avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity. In this report, we present the case of an otherwise healthy 9-years-old boy who had subsequent bilateral patellar tendon ruptures through the midparts, which has not been published previously in the literature. Treatment was performed with primary end-to-end repair, reinforcement with cerclage wires and fresh-frozen achilles tendon augmentation for both sides.

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