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Bilateral Atraumatic Patellar Ligament Rupture- Case Report

Abstract Bilateral atraumatic rupture of the patellar ligament is a rare lesion, usually associated with systemic diseases and drugs such as steroids and fluoroquinolones. This report presents a case of bilateral atraumatic rupture of the patellar ligament in a 43-year-old male with obesity, type 2 diabe...

Ultrasound of entheses in ankylosing spondylitis patients: The importance of the calcaneal and quadriceps entheses for differentiating patients from healthy individuals

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: To compare the ultrasonographic findings of entheses in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients with those of healthy control individuals and to assess the ability of ultrasound (US) to identify aspects related to the disease. METHODS: A cross-sectional study involving 50 patients with AS and 3...

Allograft of the knee extensor in cases of patellar tendon rupture in total arthroplasty patients

ABSTRACT Objective: Retrospective study to evaluate the functional results of patients with total knee arthroplasty and rupture of the patellar tendon, submitted to transplantation of the extensor knee apparatus with fresh frozen allograft. Method: Nine patients, operated between 2003 and 2015, with a ...

Tibial tubercle fracture associated with distal rupture of the patellar tendon: case report

ABSTRACT Avulsion of the tibial tubercle is an uncommon injury that occurs in the young athlete, resulting from an eccentric contraction of the extensor mechanism with the leg fixed to the ground. Concomitant injuries to the patellar tendon are very rare, with few cases reported in the literature. The au...

Anatomical attributes of the musculus quadriceps femoris responsible for poor crawling ability in the greater horseshoe bat ( Rhinolophus ferrumequinum )

Int. j. morphol; 36 (1), 2018
SUMMARY: In mammals, the Musculus quadriceps femoris is a well-developed extensor muscle of the thigh. It is also relatively well developed in bats. The muscle group consists of a distally elongated muscle belly, which is important for the full extension of the knee joint during terrestrial locomotion. H...

Total bilateral ruptures of the knee extensor apparatus

Rev. bras. ortop; 52 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Bilateral extensor tendon ruptures of the knee are rare and have only been published in the form of case reports or small series. METHODS: Seven patients corresponding to 14 extensor tendon ruptures of the knee were evaluated by the same examiner after a minimum one year post-surg...

Alterações ultrassonográficas do ligamento patelar em jogadores de futebol assintomáticos

Rev. AMRIGS; 59 (2), 2015
Introdução: O ligamento patelar é a estrutura do joelho que liga a patela à tíbia. As lesões desta estrutura fazem parte de um grupo maior de doenças que causam o que os ortopedistas denominam como “dor anterior do joelho”. Devido a isso, as lesões do ligamento patelar por trauma repetitivo r...

Alterações ilíacas que influenciam na condromalácia patelar
Iliac alterations that influence on chondromalacia of the patella

Fisioter. mov; 17 (1), 2004
As alterações na cintura pélvica em especial no ilíaco tem sido amplamene relacionadas com as compressões patelares. Deste modo, a finalidade deste estudo é fazer uma revisão sobre os efeitos da anterioridade,posterioridade, abertura e fechamento do ilíaco e suas consequências sobre a articulaç...