ArticleArthroscopy techniques2020
Surgical Treatment for Chronic Rupture of the Patellar Tendon Performed in 2 Stages.
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- Patella Tendon Reconstruction After 6 Years of Neglected Rupture in an Active Young Male.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2026Article
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- Revision Patellar Tendon Reconstruction Surgeries With Allograft Achilles: The Codfish Technique.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Management of Chronic Patella Tendon Tear with Heterotopic Ossifications: A Case Report and Pictorial Review of Various Techniques in Contemporary Practice.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Review
- Treatment of Distal Patellar Tendon Chronic Rupture: The X-Wave Technique.Arthroscopy techniques · 2022Article
- Double-Row Suture Anchor Fixation and Achilles Allograft Augmentation for Chronic Patellar Tendon Rupture Repair.Arthroscopy techniques · 2022Article
- "Staged Reconstruction of Chronic Patella Alta with Ilizarov fixator and Achilles Tendon Allograft: A Case report".Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2021Article
- Achilles Tendon Allograft with Semitendinosus Autograft Reinforcement Is a Successful Treatment for Chronic Patellar Tendon Rupture: Report of Two Cases.Case reports in orthopedics · 2021Article
- Reconstruction of Neglected Patellar Tendon Rupture using Tendoachilles' Allograft with Transosseous Tunnels: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reportsArticle
- Revision Patellar Tendon Reconstruction Using Hamstring Tendon Autograft.Video journal of sports medicineArticle
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Abstract
Patellar tendon rupture is an uncommon but disabling lesion. It usually occurs in men younger than 40 years, through direct or indirect trauma. Obtaining satisfactory results with treatment of chronic injuries and re-ruptures in which the patella retracts owing to quadriceps contraction is a challenge. This is of major concern especially in cases in which the patella cannot be positioned in its anatomic position when distal traction is performed. In these cases, V-Y stretching of the quadriceps can be performed in an attempt to perform reconstruction in 1 stage. Instead, a 2-stage procedure can be chosen, in which the first stage relies on patellar trans-skeletal traction to achieve distalization of the patella. In 1981, a technique for the treatment of chronic injuries of the patellar tendon in 2 stages was described. In that procedure, the first stage consisted of transpatellar traction and the second stage was tendon-tendon suturing with fascia lata reinforcement. We describe a surgical technique performed in 2 stages; in the first stage, trans-skeletal traction is performed, and in the second stage, the technique of Kelikian et al. with our modification is performed. This technique is used in patients with chronic rupture of the patellar tendon associated with a high patella with nonreducible quadriceps shortening.
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