Spontaneous bilateral rupture of the extensor mechanism of the knee in two patients on chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Two cases of patients on Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) who suffered bilateral, spontaneous rupture of the extensor mechanism of the knee are presented. In neither case was the diagnosis readily apparent. Both patients did well with standard surgical treatment. A review of the literat...

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Published inOrthopedics (Thorofare, N.J.) Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 589 - 591
Main Authors LAUERMAN, W. C, SMITH, B. G, KENMORE, P. I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thorofare, NJ Slack 01.04.1987
SLACK INCORPORATED
Subjects
Adult
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Emergency and intensive care: renal failure. Dialysis management
Female
Humans
Intensive care medicine
Joint Diseases - etiology
Knee Joint
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Patella - physiopathology
Patella - surgery
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory - adverse effects
Rupture, Spontaneous
Tendons - surgery
Human
Extrarenal dialysis
Continuous
Spontaneous
Tissue rupture
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Quadriceps muscle
Ambulatory
Peritoneal dialysis
Resuscitation
Tendon
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Summary:Two cases of patients on Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) who suffered bilateral, spontaneous rupture of the extensor mechanism of the knee are presented. In neither case was the diagnosis readily apparent. Both patients did well with standard surgical treatment. A review of the literature and consideration of the mechanism of tendon rupture is presented.
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ISSN:0147-7447
1938-2367
DOI:10.3928/0147-7447-19870401-09