Reconstruction of chronic patellar tendon tear with allograft in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.

Published: August 2010

Failure of repair of the patellar tendon is uncommon. It may occur in association with chronic systemic diseases or after administration of corticosteroid and quinolones. We report the reconstruction of the patellar tendon with allograft, after failed primary repair, of a 23-year-old young with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

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