[A man with a painful knee]

Wouter Schaasberg; Maarten  W G A Bronkhorst

[A man with a painful knee]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2012;156(39):A3703.

[Article in Dutch]

Authors

Wouter Schaasberg¹, Maarten W G A Bronkhorst

Affiliation

¹ Medisch Centrum Haaglanden, afd. Traumachirurgie, Den Haag, the Netherlands.

PMID: 23009816

Abstract

A 53-year-old patient presented with a rupture of the left patellar tendon. The tendon was reconstructed using Krackow whipstitch sutures through drill holes in the patella.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patellar Ligament / injuries*
Patellar Ligament / surgery*
Rupture / surgery
Suture Anchors
Suture Techniques*
Treatment Outcome