Traumatic quadriceps tendon rupture

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

The patient injured his leg in a stair fall.

Patient Data

Age: 60
Gender: Male

Complete tear of the distal attachment of the quadriceps tendon, with resultant diffuse soft tissue hematoma and edema. 

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