Disruption of a patellar tendon repair.

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther

Clinical Education Director, Physical Therapy Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA.

Published: August 2012

The patient was a 38-year-old man evaluated by a physical therapist 14 weeks after repair of the left patellar tendon. The physical therapist requested radiographs, which revealed findings consistent with a patellar tendon retear. The radiologist recommended further evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging, which showed a left patellar tendon tear.

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