Total rupture of the quadriceps muscle in an adolescent

Rodrigo Pires E Albuquerque; José Felix Dos Santos Neto; Vincenzo Giordano; Maria Isabel Pires E Albuquerque; Ney Pecegueiro do Amaral; João Maurício Barretto

doi:10.1016/j.rboe.2012.09.002

Total rupture of the quadriceps muscle in an adolescent

Rev Bras Ortop. 2013 Jun 11;48(1):111-113. doi: 10.1016/j.rboe.2012.09.002. eCollection 2013 Jan-Feb.

Authors

Rodrigo Pires E Albuquerque¹, José Felix Dos Santos Neto², Vincenzo Giordano³, Maria Isabel Pires E Albuquerque⁴, Ney Pecegueiro do Amaral⁵, João Maurício Barretto⁶

Affiliations

¹ PhD in Medicine. Coordinator of the Knee Surgery Sector, "Professor Nova Monteiro" Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, "Miguel Couto" Municipal Hospital (SOT-HMMC), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
² Attending Physician at SOT-HMMC, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
³ MSc in Medicine. Coordinator of the Medical Residence Program at SOT-HMMC, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
⁴ Pediatrician at the National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
⁵ MSc in Medicine. Head of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, SOT-HMMC, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
⁶ PhD in Medicine. Head of the Orthopedics Service, Santa Casa do RJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Abstract

The total rupture of the quadriceps muscle in an adolescent is a rare lesion. We report a case of a 13 year old boy who suffered a direct trauma to the left knee. No predisposing factors have been diagnosed. The lesion was treated with surgical repair and transosseus sutures. The aim of this study was to present a rare case of rupture of the quadriceps muscle in an adolescent and the therapy used.

Keywords: Adolescent; Muscle; Quadriceps; Rupture.

Publication types

Review