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Patellar Tendon Reconstruction with Allograft in an Ultra-Low-Velocity Multiligamentous Knee Injury: A Case Report
Jessica Nelson1, Megan Tatusko, Eric Panther
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
Case:
A 33-year-old obese man presented with knee pain and instability after an injury at a trampoline park. He had a patellar tendon rupture, ACL rupture, and MCL rupture. He underwent a 2-stage reconstruction; intraoperative findings required shifting from the initial plan of primary patellar tendon repair to reconstruction using a hemipatella patellar tendon allograft with tibial tubercle bone block.
Conclusion:
The objective of this case report was to describe a segmental patellar tendon defect initially planned for primary repair but found unamenable intraoperatively due to the subacute injury and inability to mobilize the distal patellar tendon, requiring graft reconstruction.
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