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Harvesting of Peroneus Longus Tendon Autograft
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[Partial rupture of the quadriceps tendon in a 6-year-old boy]
S B Sesia1, C-C Hasler, M Köhler
1Kinderchirurgische Klinik, Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB), Postfach, 4005, Basel, Switzerland. sergio.sesia@ukbb.ch
Der Unfallchirurg
|June 22, 2007
Abstract:
In children, avulsion fractures of the patella are observed more frequently than ruptures of the quadriceps tendon. In cases of suspected lesions of the quadriceps tendon, conventional x-ray imaging and ultrasound comparison of both patellae is recommended. Arthroscopy is helpful for diagnosing concomitant intra-articular knee lesions and permits evacuation of the hemarthrosis.
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