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ArticleTrauma case reports2022

Bilateral patellar tendon rupture following low-energy trauma in a young patient without predisposing risk factors.

Suzanne M Murphy, Timothy McAleese, Osama Elghobashy, James Walsh

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Article in Trauma case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Suzanne M MurphyDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Timothy McAleeseDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Osama ElghobashyDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
James WalshDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Beaumont Hospital · IE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe the case of a 25 year old male who presented with a bilateral patellar tendon ruptures without any of the identified risk factors for tendon injuries. Our patient is the youngest adult reported to date with confirmed bilateral, unprovoked, patellar tendon ruptures. We accompany our case with an up-to-date literature review on this topic. A degree of clinical suspicion is required for emergency room physicians as well as orthopaedic surgeons assessing such patients to avoid missing bilateral injuries. Point of care ultrasound may be utilised when there is doubt regarding the diagnosis. Prompt surgical management and a specific rehabilitation programme are both required to ensure maximum recovery of these patients.

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BilateralPatellar ruptureTendon rupture

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PMID35677801
PMCPMC9168684
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