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Quadriceps Tendon Tear: Evaluation and Management in a 54-Year-Old Man

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The evaluation and treatment of acute quadriceps tendon tears can be approached in several different ways. The case presented discusses a 54-year-old man who had a slip and fall with leg weakness and inability to straight leg raise. Radiographic and MRI imaging were performed, demonstrating a complete quadriceps tendon tear with 4 cm of retraction. Surgical management consisted of repair with high-strength suture tape in the tendon secured to the patella using screw-in type knotless suture anchors. Three surgeons propose how they would evaluate and treat this patient, with different approaches to management.

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  1. Mark R. Neaman Family Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jason L. Koh

  2. Orthopaedic & Spine Institute, Skokie, IL, USA

    Jason L. Koh

  3. NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jason L. Koh

  4. University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Jason L. Koh

  5. Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jason L. Koh

  6. Seth G.S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Acharya Donde Marg, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Roshan Wade

  7. B J Medical College, Pune, India

    Chaitanya Waghchoure

  8. Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Chaitanya Waghchoure

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  1. NorthShore Orthopaedic & Spine Institute, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA

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  2. Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan

    Ryosuke Kuroda

  3. Clínica Espregueira - FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto, Portugal

    João Espregueira-Mendes

  4. Bioresearch Foundation, Orthopaedic Arthroscopic Surgery Intl, Milano, Italy

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Koh, J.L., Wade, R., Waghchoure, C. (2022). Quadriceps Tendon Tear: Evaluation and Management in a 54-Year-Old Man. In: Koh, J.L., Kuroda, R., Espregueira-Mendes, J., Gobbi, A. (eds) The Patellofemoral Joint. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81545-5_23

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