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Acute Ruptures of the Quadriceps and Patellar Tendons

  • Demey G
  • Magnussen R
  • Fiquet C
  • et al.
Springer International Publishing, (2020), 409-418
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-19073-6_36
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Abstract

After patella fractures, rupture of the quadriceps tendon is the most common cause of a disruption of the extensor mechanism. Sixty percent of quadriceps tendon ruptures occur through the tendon and 40% occur due to avulsion of the tendon from its insertion onto the...

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Demey, G., Magnussen, R., Fiquet, C., Neyret, P., & Butcher, C. (2020). Acute Ruptures of the Quadriceps and Patellar Tendons. In Surgery of the Knee (pp. 409–418). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19073-6_36

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