MISDIAGNOSIS OF A LATE SIMULTANEOUS AND B ILATERAL RUPTURE OF THE QUADRICEPS TENDON

Authors
WICK M MULLER EJ EKKERNKAMP A MUHR G
Citation
M. Wick et al., MISDIAGNOSIS OF A LATE SIMULTANEOUS AND B ILATERAL RUPTURE OF THE QUADRICEPS TENDON, Der Unfallchirurg, 100(4), 1997, pp. 320-323
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Der Unfallchirurg → ACNP
ISSN journal
01775537
Volume
100
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
320 - 323
Database
ISI
SICI code
0177-5537(1997)100:4<320:MOALSA>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
In this article we report a very rare case of simultaneous and bilater al rupture of the quadriceps tendon in a 38-year-old patient. The init ial diagnosis was ''herniated vertebral disk''. Although there was an extensive neurological and psychiatric examination in combination with several operations, it took almost 3 months until the real reason was found. In this case report we describe our postoperative treatment of early mobilization and compare it with other therapies.