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Patellar tendon rupture. Description of a simplified operative method for a current therapeutic problem
K Persson1, R L Merkow, D C Templeman
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
A simple operative method for the treatment of patellar tendon rupture is introduced. The operative procedure is described and we present the short-term results of the first seven patellar tendon ruptures that have been treated accordingly at our clinic. The technique is easily reproducible and utilizes a minimum of foreign body implant. A secondary procedure for removal of suture material is rarely necessary.