Quadriceps tendon ruptures—is there a complete functional restitution?

Wenzl, M; Kirchner, R.; Seide, K.; Strametz, S.; Jürgens, Christian

doi:10.1016/s0020-1383(03)00261-4

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“…The most common surgical techniques for quadriceps tendon repair in acute setting are simple end-to-end sutures and patellar drilling holes 12 . Wenzl et al have shown that either technique had no influence on the final outcome 13 . Both techniques were used in our patients with similar outcomes, however, the numbers are too small to make a conclusion with statistical significance.…”

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Outcomes after quadriceps tendon repair in patients over 80 years of age

Ellanti

Moriarty

Nagle

et al. 2016

MLTJ

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SummaryBackground: Quadriceps tendon (QT) ruptures are uncommon and mostly occur in those who are 50-60 years of age. Timely surgical repair can result in a good functional outcome, however, little is known about the outcome in the older patient. Methods: A retrospective review of all QT ruptures between 2009 and 2014 was conducted. Patients over the age of 80 were included. Those with penetrating trauma or partial ruptures were excluded. A chart review was undertaken to gather demographic and operative details. The patients were contacted by phone or by mail to have Lysholm and Rougraff scores completed. Results: Of the 32 QT ruptures identified, 6 (19%) patients were eligible for inclusion in our study. They were predominantly (83%) males with a mean age of 81.38 years. The mean follow up was 54 months. The mean Lysholm score at last follow up was 84.8/100, which falls within the range of a good outcome. The mean Rougraff score was 21.3/25, which is an excellent outcome. All patients felt they were close to their premorbid level of mobility. Conclusion: Good outcomes can be expected with QT repair in older patients, resulting in restoration of the pre-injury level of mobility. Level of evidence: Level V case series.KEY WORDS: elderly patients, outcome, quadriceps tendon rupture.

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Outcomes after quadriceps tendon repair in patients over 80 years of age

Ellanti

Moriarty

Nagle

et al. 2016

MLTJ

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“…27 der 28 von Raatikainen et al [15] operativ versorgten Partialrupturen fanden sich in diesem Bereich. In einer Studie von Wenzl et al [22] lag die Mehrzahl der Risse 1-3 cm proximal der Patella, nach Angaben von Zanetti & Hodler [23] sogar nur 1-2 cm proximal davon. Die hier vorgestellte Methode eignet sich somit für einen Großteil der Fälle.…”

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“…Wenige Tage nach Trauma beginnt sich die Sehne bereits zu retrahieren. Ein Zeitrahmen von 3-14 Tagen wird noch als günstig angegeben [17][18][19]22]. Doch auch ältere Rupturen profitieren aufgrund der schlechten Ergebnisse konservativer Therapie von rekonstruktiven Verfahren.…”

Section: Transpatellar Refixation Of Acute Quadriceps Tendon Rupturesunclassified

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Transpatellare Refixation der frischen patellanahen Quadrizepssehnenruptur mittels FiberWire®

Schmidle

Smekal

2008

Orthop Traumatol

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“…In contrast, the benefit of early motion and muscletendon tension improves vascularity, remodelling and strength [7,13]. It also reduces the co-morbidities of immobilisation [14][15][16][17]. Therefore, several authors have advocated new techniques for quadriceps tendon repair aimed at improving stability to enable early motion and weightbearing [2,7,15,[18][19][20][21][22].…”

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