Repair of ruptured quadriceps tendon with Leeds-Keio ligament following revision knee surgery

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2008 Apr;16(4):370-2. doi: 10.1007/s00167-007-0475-9. Epub 2008 Jan 12.

Abstract

We describe the use of the Leeds-Keio ligament to reconstruct a neglected quadriceps tendon rupture following revision knee arthroplasty. The Leeds-Keio ligament has been used in the treatment of patellar tendon ruptures complicating primary knee arthroplasty with good result--but may, as this report shows, also be successfully applied to address deficiencies of the quadriceps tendon in the revision setting, with continued good function for 2 years.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Polyesters
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Reoperation
  • Rupture
  • Tendon Injuries / surgery*

Substances

  • Polyesters