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Adolescent Quadriceps Tendon Rupture, an Early Complication After ACL Reconstruction: A Case Report
Richard J Gawel1, Bryson R Kemler, Somnath Rao
1Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Case:
A healthy adolescent male patient initially presented with complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) after a plant-twist injury during a high school football game. Four weeks after ACL reconstruction with autograft bone-patella tendon-bone, the patient slipped and fell, sustaining hyperflexion of the knee, resulting in rupture of the ipsilateral quadriceps tendon.
Conclusion:
Although this rare complication has previously been reported in the adult population, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first known report of an adolescent patient sustaining a quadriceps tendon rupture after ACL reconstruction.
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