Novel repair of a quadriceps tendon rupture after a total knee arthroplasty using gracilis and semitendinosus autografts
Jimenez A, Bedeir YH, Hasselfeld KA, Hasselfeld KA, Branam BR. Novel repair of a quadriceps tendon rupture after a total knee arthroplasty using gracilis and semitendinosus autografts. The Knee 2020, 27: 1446-1450. PMID: 33010760, DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2020.07.090.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsQuadriceps tendon ruptureTotal knee arthroplastyTendon ruptureTendon autograftKnee arthroplastyGracilis tendon autograftAlternative surgical optionSetting of TKALong-term outcomesMinimal donor site morbidityStraight leg raiseDonor site morbidityResidual painExtensor lagObese patientsSemitendinosus autograftSurgical optionsLeg raiseFavorable outcomeSimilar complicationsDirect repairMost previous reportsSatisfactory outcomeSite morbidityUnsatisfactory outcome