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Bilateral patellar tendon rupture following minor trauma in a 67-year-old man resulted in a good functional outcome.
Bilateral patellar tendon rupture is a rare entity that can occur after minor trauma and achieve a good functional outcome.
May achieve good functional recovery after bilateral patellar tendon rupture from minor trauma in older adults; hypothesis-generating from single Level 5 case.
Bilateral patellar tendon rupture is a rare entity, often associated with systemic diseases. We report the case of a 67-year-old man with bilateral ruptures of the patellar tendons caused by minor trauma and with a good functional end result.
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Glabbeek et al. (1992) studied this question. Bilateral patellar tendon rupture following minor trauma in a 67-year-old man resulted in a good functional outcome.
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