Management of chronic quadriceps rupture with novel "chariot suture technique": A case report and review.

ABSTRACT: Quadriceps tendon is one of the important segment of knee extensor mechanism. Acute ruptures are more common than chronic ruptures and have better outcomes. Chronic ruptures are rare with lot of surgical challenges including tendon retraction, fibrosis, degenerative calcification. We present a rare case of a 48 year old male diabetic patient with history of fall eight months ago and chief complaint of inability to actively extend his left knee. Diagnosis was made clinically and was confirmed radiologically with MRI. Surgical management was done with the use of novel "Chariot Suture Technique". It involves use of three Krakow whipstitches with Ethibond No. 5 suture across the distal ruptured end of quadriceps tendon and their intraosseous passage through patella in longitudina

SUBMITTER: Wadhwani J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7919959 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature