Result of delayed repair of quadriceps muscle following a sharp cut injury

We herewith report a case of a 22-year-old man who suffered from a transverse laceration of the quadriceps muscle. The patient presented to us after 3 months of the injury with an inability to extend the knee. We undertook a surgical repair of the muscle tear using the modified Mason-Allen technique...

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Published inBMJ case reports Vol. 14; no. 3; p. e239863
Main Authors Nag, Hira Lal, Jain, Gunjar, Nayak, Mayur, Goyal, Archit
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 03.03.2021
BMJ Publishing Group
Subjects
Adult
Case Report
Case reports
Debridement
Humans
Knee Joint
Male
Patients
Polypropylenes
Quadriceps Muscle - surgery
Range of motion
Rupture
Surgery
Sutures
Tendon Injuries
Young Adult
musculoskeletal and joint disorders
midsubstance tears
orthopaedics
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Summary:We herewith report a case of a 22-year-old man who suffered from a transverse laceration of the quadriceps muscle. The patient presented to us after 3 months of the injury with an inability to extend the knee. We undertook a surgical repair of the muscle tear using the modified Mason-Allen technique and a polypropylene mesh augmentation. To the best of our knowledge, the use of polypropylene mesh for repair augmentation of mid-substance tear of quadriceps muscle has never been described in the literature. The patient had achieved a full active knee extension at 9 months following the surgery. At 3 years of follow-up, the patient has maintained the movements and strength of the knee. He has no functional limitations and is satisfied with the outcome. Thus, the middle term results are good and the treatment is promising.
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ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2020-239863