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Review
. 2017 Aug 2;14(4):445-453.
doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2017.07.008. eCollection 2017 Dec.

Bilateral ruptures of the extensor mechanism of the knee: A systematic review

Lawrence Camarda  1 , Antonio D'Arienzo  1 , Salvatore Morello  1 , Marco Guarneri  2 , Francesco Balistreri  1 , Michele D'Arienzo  1
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Review

Bilateral ruptures of the extensor mechanism of the knee: A systematic review

Lawrence Camarda et al. J Orthop. .

Abstract

Introduction: We conduct a systematic and qualitative review of the current literature to evaluate studies that described bilateral ruptures of the extensor mechanism of the knee.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed to evaluate all studies included in the literature until September 2016.

Results: Fourteen studies with a total of 44 patients met the inclusion criteria. There were 14 patients with CRF (61%), 6 patients were affected by diabetes mellitus (14%) while other 6 patients were obese patients (14%).

Conclusion: CRF represents the most frequent comorbidity in patients with bilateral quadriceps/patellar tendon ruptures.

Keywords: Bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture; Knee renal failure; Knee tendon rupture; Patellar tendon rupture; Quadriceps tendon rupture.

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Flow diagram that describe the number of studies identified, included, and excluded as well as the reasons for exclusion.
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