Research Article

Atraumatic bilateral patellar tendon rupture in a patient receiving steroid therapy

Volume: 40 Number: 5 January 20, 2007
  • Mehmet Erdem
  • Cengiz Sen
  • Taner Günes
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Atraumatic bilateral patellar tendon rupture in a patient receiving steroid therapy

Abstract

Atraumatic bilateral patellar tendon rupture is a rare entity. It is usually due to systemic or local disorders causing tendon degeneration. Early diagnosis and surgical treatment are crucial for recovery of knee functions. Atraumatic bilateral patellar tendon rupture was diagnosed in a 31-year-old female patient who had been receiving steroid therapy for seven years due to systemic lupus erythematosus. She underwent patellar tendon reconstruction with the use of semitendinosus and gracilis tendons. After a follow-up of six months, she could walk without crutches and had a full range of motion.

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English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mehmet Erdem This is me

Cengiz Sen This is me

Taner Günes This is me

Publication Date

January 20, 2007

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Published in Issue

Year 2006 Volume: 40 Number: 5

APA
Erdem, M., Sen, C., & Günes, T. (2007). Atraumatic bilateral patellar tendon rupture in a patient receiving steroid therapy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 40(5), 411-416. https://izlik.org/JA78PK96ST
AMA
1.Erdem M, Sen C, Günes T. Atraumatic bilateral patellar tendon rupture in a patient receiving steroid therapy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2007;40(5):411-416. https://izlik.org/JA78PK96ST
Chicago
Erdem, Mehmet, Cengiz Sen, and Taner Günes. 2007. “Atraumatic Bilateral Patellar Tendon Rupture in a Patient Receiving Steroid Therapy”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40 (5): 411-16. https://izlik.org/JA78PK96ST.
EndNote
Erdem M, Sen C, Günes T (January 1, 2007) Atraumatic bilateral patellar tendon rupture in a patient receiving steroid therapy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40 5 411–416.
IEEE
[1]M. Erdem, C. Sen, and T. Günes, “Atraumatic bilateral patellar tendon rupture in a patient receiving steroid therapy”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 411–416, Jan. 2007, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA78PK96ST
ISNAD
Erdem, Mehmet - Sen, Cengiz - Günes, Taner. “Atraumatic Bilateral Patellar Tendon Rupture in a Patient Receiving Steroid Therapy”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40/5 (January 1, 2007): 411-416. https://izlik.org/JA78PK96ST.
JAMA
1.Erdem M, Sen C, Günes T. Atraumatic bilateral patellar tendon rupture in a patient receiving steroid therapy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2007;40:411–416.
MLA
Erdem, Mehmet, et al. “Atraumatic Bilateral Patellar Tendon Rupture in a Patient Receiving Steroid Therapy”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 40, no. 5, Jan. 2007, pp. 411-6, https://izlik.org/JA78PK96ST.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Erdem, Cengiz Sen, Taner Günes. Atraumatic bilateral patellar tendon rupture in a patient receiving steroid therapy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2007 Jan. 1;40(5):411-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA78PK96ST