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Quadriceps Tendon Turndown for the Treatment of Chronic Quadriceps Tendon Insufficiency: Surgical Technique

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Quadriceps tendon tears are a common injury that are often treated in the chronic setting. Significant tendon retraction and scar tissue formation in the chronic setting leads to inferior outcomes after surgical treatment for these injuries compared to those treated in the acute setting. Although numerous treatment strategies for chronic quadriceps tendon insufficiency have been described, there remains no clear consensus on the standard of treatment. This technical note describes our preferred surgical approach for select cases of chronic quadriceps insufficiency with the use of a pedicled quadriceps tendon autograft in a quadriceps turndown technique.

Source: Arthroscopy Techniques

DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2024.103338

Authors: Alexander E. White, Tyler J. Uppstrom, Nicolas Pascual‐Leone, Matthew R. Bryan, Samuel A. Taylor

Institutions: Hospital for Special Surgery, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $975