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[Ultrasonography as a diagnostic tool in cases of quadriceps tendon rupture]
K Mahlfeld1, A Mahlfeld, R Kayser
1Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg.
Aim:
Determination of the reliability of ultrasonography as a diagnostic tool for rupture of the quadriceps tendon and for follow-up after surgical repair.
Method:
11 patients (12 tendons) with a clinical suspicion of quadriceps tendon rupture were studied with ultrasonography in two planes.
Results:
In 9 cases we were able to confirm the results of the clinical examination using ultrasonography. In 2 cases we did not find a rupture of the quadriceps tendons ultrasonographically. Within the postoperative follow-up, the homogeneity and echogeneity normalised after the sixth week.
Conclusion:
Using ultrasonography we are able to clearly diagnose ruptures of the quadriceps tendon and objectively assess the postoperative follow-up.