Bilateral patellar tendon rupture in a weightlifter during an acute high-loading resistance exercise bout: A case study.

L A Alexander, J T Mchunu, R D Kgabu, E W Derman

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Article in South African journal of sports medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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L A AlexanderOrthopaedic Registrar, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0885-7135

J T MchunuOrthopaedic Registrar, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6284-7122

R D KgabuConsultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6837-7918

E W DermanInstitute of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8879-177X

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Abstract

Bilateral patellar tendon ruptures are exceedingly uncommon, especially when they occur in individuals without predisposing risk factors or systemic disease. Due to its rarity, many cases are missed on initial presentation resulting in poor patient outcomes. Identifying associated risk factors aids in diagnosis and mitigates this oversight. We report a case of a healthy, recreational weightlifter who sustained bilateral patellar tendon ruptures during an acute high-loading resistance exercise bout. We discuss how a spike in acute workload may have predisposed our patient to this injury. Research into training load and athlete injury risk is currently in vogue, however, no studies have analysed whether poor load management increases the risk of tendon ruptures. This case prompts awareness for clinicians who diagnose and manage this injury and helps to stimulate the formation of educational initiatives for athletes and coaches, aimed at injury prevention.

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PMID36815917

DOI10.17159/2078-516X/2022/v34i1a11781

PMCPMC9924605

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