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Case Reports
. 2019 Oct 16;7(10):2325967119877802.
doi: 10.1177/2325967119877802. eCollection 2019 Oct.

Patellar Tendon Reconstruction Using Semitendinosus Autograft With Preserved Distal Insertion for Treatment of Patellar Tendon Rupture After Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone ACL Reconstruction: A Case Report

John P Haskoor  1 , Brian D Busconi  1
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Case Reports

Patellar Tendon Reconstruction Using Semitendinosus Autograft With Preserved Distal Insertion for Treatment of Patellar Tendon Rupture After Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone ACL Reconstruction: A Case Report

John P Haskoor et al. Orthop J Sports Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: BTB; complication; hamstring; knee.

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Conflict of interest statement

One or more of the authors declared the following potential conflict of interest or source of funding: B.D.B. has received consulting fees from DePuy/Medical Device Business Systems, Extremity Medical, and Pacira Pharmaceuticals; nonconsulting fees from Arthrex and Kairos Surgical; and educational support from Arthrex and Kairos Surgical. AOSSM checks author disclosures against the Open Payments Database (OPD). AOSSM has not conducted an independent investigation on the OPD and disclaims any liability or responsibility relating thereto.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Lateral radiograph showing the patella alta. Magnetic resonance imaging illustrates (B) rupture of the patellar tendon with an intact anterior cruciate ligament graft and a small medial stump attached to the tibia (C, D) as well as the lateral tendon still attached to the patella and an intact meniscal root repair.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
(A) Intraoperative photo and (B) illustration demonstrating the described operative technique.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Three-month postoperative lateral radiographs of bilateral knees.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
T2 magnetic resonance images 1 year postoperatively show a healed patellar tendon repair.
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