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  • Title: Spontaneous bilateral patellar tendon rupture: a case report and review of the literature.
    Author: Moretti B, Notarnicola A, Moretti L, Garofalo R, Patella V.
    Journal: Chir Organi Mov; 2008 Jan; 91(1):51-5. PubMed ID: 18320374.
    Abstract:
    Bilateral rupture of the patellar tendon is a very rare injury. It occurs in association with chronic systemic diseases or corticosteroid medications. We report a case of a 13-year-old child with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome presenting a bilateral patellar tendon disruption of proximal insertion that occurred with a trivial trauma. Surgical management consisting in tendon repair with a suture anchor technique protected temporarily with a cerclage wiring gives a good outcome.
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