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The use of cerclage wires as a suture passer in the repair of quadriceps tendon ruptures

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We describe a novel, simple and cost-effective method of passing sutures through the patella, without the need for expensive or specialised equipment.

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  1. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gayton Road, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4ET, UK

    D. Wordsworth, S. Sawalha, C. Pasapula & N. Coleman

  2. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, The James Paget Hospital, Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 6LA, UK

    S. Cutts

  3. Trauma and Orthopaedics, East of England Deanery, Cambridge, UK

    D. Wordsworth & S. Sawalha

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Wordsworth, D., Sawalha, S., Pasapula, C. et al. The use of cerclage wires as a suture passer in the repair of quadriceps tendon ruptures. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 37, 661–664 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-011-0121-6

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