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case_images: Preoperative lateral radiographs of the (a) right knee and (b) left knee.
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case_images: For right and left sides, the Insall-Salvati ratio was 1.2 and 1.7, respectively (Figure 1).
case_images: Preoperative lateral MRI of the left knee on (a) a T1-weighted image, (b) a T2-weighted image, and (c) a short T1 inversion recovery (STIR) image. The white arrowhead indicates a rupture of the patellar tendon.
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case_images: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a rupture of the left patellar tendon at the tibial tuberosity attachment without a bone bruise or fracture (Figure 2).
case_images: (a) Intraoperative view and (b) drawing of end-to-end repair and reinforcement with a wire cerclage. (c) Postoperative anteroposterior radiograph of the left knee. (d) Postoperative lateral radiograph of left knee.
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case_images: Tokyo, Japan) by using the tendon repair technique described by Krackow et al.. This repair was reinforced using a 1.5 mm stainless steel wire (Stryker, Tokyo, Japan), which was passed around the patella and through the drill hole in the proximal tibia (Figure 3).
case_images: One year after surgery, lateral radiographs of the (a) right knee and (b) left knee.
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case_images: X-ray imaging showed the measurement of the Insall-Salvati ratio at 30 degrees of flexion was 1.2 for both knees (Figure 4).
case_images: One year after surgery, lateral MRI of the left knee on (a) a T1-weighted image, (b) a T2-weighted image, and (c) a STIR image. The white arrowhead indicates the tendinous continuity of the patellar tendon.
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case_images: The MRI confirmed tendinous continuity between the ends of the tear (Figure 5).