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The rupture of patellar tendon (PT) is a pathological condition of the extensor mechanism of the knee. The PT lesions are rare, often occurring between the 2nd and 4th decade of life (Clayton and Court-Brown 2008; White et al. 2007), in active and sports patients. The aetiology of the PT lesions is multifactorial: a complete rupture of the PT could be the result of a chronic tendinopathy, or it may be caused by direct or indirect high-energy trauma of the knee. Patients with PT often present swelling in the anterior aspect of the knee, or may present hemarthrosis and loss of active extension of the leg. Imaging tecniques to evaluate PT rupture are X-ray, ultrasound and MRI. The PT ruptures can be classified into acute and chronic and the surgical treatment depends by the timing of the diagnosis. |
