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Rupture of quadriceps tendon in a patient with postanoxic choreoathetosis |
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| Authors: | Vander Tatiana Kish Beniamin Strauss Simon Ronen Jacob Bluvstein Vadim Catz Amiram |
| Affiliation: | a Department of Spinal Rehabilitation, Loewenstein Hospital, Raanana, Israelb Orthopedic Service, Meir Hospital, Kfar-Saba, Israelc Department of Radiology, Assaf HaRofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israeld Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Israel |
| Abstract: | Purpose. To describe a case of quadriceps tendon rupture in a patient with postanoxic choreoathetotic movements. Case report: A 20-year-old man was admitted to a rehabilitation hospital after anoxic brain injury. As a result of the injury, he developed continuous flowing choreoathetotic movements. He contracted fever and swollen and painful right knee, and only when periarticular edema decreased did a suprapatellar gap appear and quadriceps tendon rupture was diagnosed. Conclusions: Considering the possibility of tendon rupture when evaluating a patient with non-volitional movements and 'arthritic' presentation in a rehabilitation setting, may prevent delay of quadriceps surgical repair. |
| Keywords: | Quadriceps tendon tear choreoathetosis arthritis rehabilitation |
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