Presentation
Athletic female had knee injury 1 day ago
Patient Data
Age: 20 years old
Gender: Female
From the case:
Quadriceps tendon rupture










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The study was done 1 day after the trauma
Full tear of the quadriceps tendon with gap between the torn edges filled with fluid. Inferior patellar subluxation and redundant patellar tendon.
Case Discussion
Differential diagnosis includes patellar tendinosis, magic angle artifact, stress fracture of the patella and chondromalacia patella.