Reconstruction of the knee extensor apparatus. About a case

Keywords: chronic patellar tendon injury, reconstruction, hamstring graft

Abstract

We describe a simple technique for the reconstruction of the extensor apparatus due to chronic rupture of the patellar tendon by using an ipsilateral hamstring autograft with tunneling of the patella and associating a direct repair of the remaining tendon with bone anchors. The time of evolution of the lesion was three months. Eight months follow-up with a presurgical Lysholm score of 46 and postsurgical of 91, presurgical Insall-Salvati of 2 and postsurgical of 1. There were no complications.

Published
2021-12-20
How to Cite
[1]
Rudaz, M., Maiorano, M. and Moruno, F. 2021. Reconstruction of the knee extensor apparatus. About a case. Revista Artroscopia. 28, 04 (Dec. 2021).