Disruption of the extensor mechanism in Paget's disease.

Autor: Lapinsky AS; Department of Orthopedics, Naval Hospital, San Diego, California, USA., Padgett DE, Hall FW
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.) [Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ)] 1995 Feb; Vol. 24 (2), pp. 165-7.
Abstrakt: An unusual complication of Paget's disease is described wherein the extensor mechanism of the knee joint was disrupted because of avulsion of the patellar tendon from the tibial tubercle in a region of pagetic bone. The patient underwent successful surgical treatment of this condition.
Databáze: MEDLINE