Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Patellar tendon rupture in identical twins

D Goodier1, M Flores, R G Shedden

  • 1Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, Surrey, England.

The Journal of Trauma
|April 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Identical twins experienced the same traumatic knee injury, a complete patellar tendon tear. Both underwent surgical repair, highlighting a rare occurrence in orthopedic trauma.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Health tourism in limb reconstruction - a recognised burden on the NHS.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England·2026
Same author

Evidence for the Collective Nature of Radial Flow in Pb+Pb Collisions with the ATLAS Detector.

Physical review letters·2026
Same author

The association between neighborhood context, allostatic load, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatosis liver disease in Mexican-origin farmworkers along the Southern Arizona US/Mexico border.

SSM - population health·2025
Same author

Evidence for the Dimuon Decay of the Higgs Boson in pp Collisions with the ATLAS Detector.

Physical review letters·2025
Same author

Evidence for Longitudinally Polarized W Bosons in the Electroweak Production of Same-Sign W Boson Pairs in Association with Two Jets in pp Collisions at sqrt[s]=13  TeV with the ATLAS Detector.

Physical review letters·2025
Same author

Observation of tt[over ¯] Production in Pb+Pb Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.02  TeV with the ATLAS Detector.

Physical review letters·2025

Area of Science:

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Trauma Care
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Monozygotic twins share identical genetic makeup.
  • Traumatic injuries can occur due to various external factors.
  • Patellar tendon tears are significant orthopedic injuries requiring surgical intervention.

Observation:

  • A case study involving identical twins presenting with identical traumatic injuries.
  • Both twins sustained a complete tear of the patellar tendon.
  • Treatment was surgical, occurring one year apart at the same medical unit.

Findings:

  • The identical nature of the injury in genetically identical individuals is noteworthy.
  • Surgical treatment was successful for both patellar tendon tears.
  • The study documents a rare instance of concordant traumatic knee injuries in twins.

Implications:

  • Suggests a potential genetic component or predisposition to specific traumatic injuries.
  • Warrants further investigation into genetic factors influencing tendon integrity and injury risk.
  • Provides a unique dataset for understanding injury mechanisms in genetically identical subjects.

Related Experiment Videos