Presentation
Post-trauma with left knee pain and swelling for 10 days.
Patient Data
Age: 10 years
Gender: Male
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Quadriceps tendon partial tear
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Partial full-thickness defect in the lateral part of the quadriceps tendon, located 0.5 cm from the osseotendinous junctional insertion in the patella, with retraction of the proximal part and a gap measuring 1 cm. The mid and medial parts of the tendon are intact.
A hematoma is seen in the suprapatellar bursa, extendeding through the gap into the pre-patellar bursa as hemarthrosis.
Case Discussion
Findings consistent with a partial tear of the quadriceps tendon and hemarthrosis. In extensor mechanism of knee injuries, quadriceps tendon injury is more common than patellar tendon injury.
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