Total rupture of the quadriceps muscle in an adolescent Ruptura total do músculo quadríceps em um adolescente

The total rupture of the quadriceps muscle in an adolescent is a rare lesion. We report a case of a 13 year old boy who suffered a direct trauma to the left knee. No predisposing factors have been diagnosed. The lesion was treated with surgical repair and transosseus sutures. The aim of this study w...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Pires e Albuquerque, José Felix dos Santos Neto, Vincenzo Giordano, Maria Isabel Pires e Albuquerque, Ney Pecegueiro do Amaral, João Maurício Barretto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2013-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162013000100111