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Case Reports
. 2018 Feb 14:2018:bcr2017223191.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223191.

Spontaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture in a patient with renal failure

Varaprasad Naga Vemuri  1 , Manchikanti Venkatesh  2 , Venkataramana Kada  3 , Sunitha Vellathussery Chakkalakkoombil  4
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Spontaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture in a patient with renal failure

Varaprasad Naga Vemuri et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: chronic renal failure; dialysis; metabolic disorders; orthopaedics; radiology.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Sagittal T2 (A), sagittal PDFS (B), sagittal T1 (C) and axial PDFS(Proton Density Fat Saturation) (D) MRI of right knee showing full-thickness tear of quadriceps tendon at patellar attachment site (white arrow), wavy patellar tendon (chevron) and moderate suprapatellar joint effusion (star).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Sagittal T2 (A), sagittal PDFS (B), sagittal T1 (C) and axial PDFS(Proton Density Fat Saturation) (D) MRI of left knee showing full-thickness tear of quadriceps tendon at patellar attachment site (white arrow), wavy patellar tendon (chevron) and moderate suprapatellar hemarthrosis (star).
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