Reconstruction of a Chronic Quadriceps Tendon Rupture in an Elderly Polio Patient.

Mario Ronga, Leonardo Callegari, Francesco Roberto Evola, Camilla Crespi, Lia Rimondini, Davide Ciclamini

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Mario RongaOrthopaedic and Trauma Operative Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont, Via Paolo Solaroli, 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6256-3621

Leonardo CallegariDepartment of Radiology, ASST Sette Laghi, Ospedale di Circolo, Viale L. Borri 57, 21100 Varese, Italy.

Francesco Roberto EvolaDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0470-8343

Camilla CrespiOrthopaedic and Trauma Operative Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont, Via Paolo Solaroli, 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.

Lia RimondiniCenter for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases, Department of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont, Via Paolo Solaroli, 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7785-2282

Davide CiclaminiOrthopaedic and Trauma Operative Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont, Via Paolo Solaroli, 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0404-3297

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Abstract

Quadriceps tendon tears are uncommon lesions and their diagnosis can be missed in up to 50% of cases. We report a case of a 83-year-old man with polio who has a chronic quadriceps tendon tear in a healthy limb. A modified Codivilla technique augmented with an ipsilateral semitendinosus tendon was performed. Partial weight bearing was allowed immediately after surgery, and at 3 months the patient was able to walk with full weight bearing on the involved limb. The 5-year follow-up MRI showed good quadriceps tendon healing with the full integration of the tendon graft. Tendon repair with autograft augmentation represents a potential and effective solution in elderly patients with a chronic quadriceps tendon tear.

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chronic tendon tearkneepoliomyelitisquadriceps tendon

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PMID40564082

DOI10.3390/biomedicines13061363

PMCPMC12189623

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