Simultaneous bilateral rupture of the patellar ligament in chronic renal patient. A case report

Marco Túlio Lopes Caldas; Gustavo Henrique Silva Barbara; Manuela Belo Franco Bárbara

doi:10.1016/j.rboe.2012.08.011

Simultaneous bilateral rupture of the patellar ligament in chronic renal patient. A case report

Rev Bras Ortop. 2013 Oct 18;48(5):455-459. doi: 10.1016/j.rboe.2012.08.011. eCollection 2013 Sep-Oct.

Authors

Marco Túlio Lopes Caldas¹, Gustavo Henrique Silva Barbara², Manuela Belo Franco Bárbara³

Affiliations

¹ Coordinator of Medical Residence in Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hospital Maria Amélia Lins, Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais (FHEMIG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
² Resident Physician (R4) in Knee Orthopedics, Hospital Maria Amélia Lins, FHEMIG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
³ Physiotherapist trained at the Alagoas School; Postgraduate Degree in Geriatrics and Gerontology from the School of Medical Sciences, Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

The authors report a case of simultaneous bilateral rupture of the patellar ligament resulting of low-energy trauma in a patient with chronic renal failure.

Os autores apresentam um caso de uma ruptura bilateral simultânea do ligamento patelar decorrente de trauma de baixa energia em paciente portador de insuficiência renal crônica.

Keywords: Knee; Patellar ligament; Therapeutics.

Publication types

Case Reports

Abstract in English, Portuguese

Publication types

Abstract
in English, Portuguese