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Rupture of the quadriceps tendon after arthroscopic lateral meniscectomy: A postoperative complication?
R Viola1, N Marzano, R Vianello
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital San Giovanni, Paolo, Venice, Italy.
Abstract:
We report a case of complete quadriceps tendon rupture that occurred a few days after arthroscopic lateral meniscectomy. Complications following arthroscopy are rare; there have been many reports of quadriceps tendon rupture in the literature, but none by this kind of mechanism.