Bilateral, simultaneous, spontaneous rupture of patellar tendons without predisposing systemic disease or steroid use
Bilateral patellar tendon rupture is usually associated with systemic immunologic or connective tissue disease, steroid use, fluoroquinolone antibiotic use, or renal disease. Amongst the spontaneous cases, bilateral ruptures are exceedingly rare and have only been documented in a few case reports. W...
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The Pan African Medical Journal
2014-08-01
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https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/18/335/pdf/335.pdf
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