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case_images: Preoperative MRI of the knee showed rupture of the quadriceps femoris tendon.
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case_images: Moreover, MRI imaging depicted evident bilateral quadriceps femoris muscle ruptures, accompanied by surrounding soft tissue swelling, hematoma formation, and fluid accumulation (Figure 1).
case_images: (A, B) Intraoperative absorbable suture was knitted and knotted through the patellar bone tunnel.
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case_images: The upper pole of the patella was exposed, and a Kirschner wire was inserted, with sutures passed through a bone tunnel and knotted (Figure 2).
case_images: On the first day after operation, x-ray films of both knee joints were re-examined. (A) Lateral x-ray of the left knee; (B) Lateral x-ray of the right knee; (C) Lateral x-ray of the left knee.
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case_images: On the first postoperative day, the knee joints were re-examined in the anterolateral position, confirming the secure fixation of steel wires (Figure 3).
case_images: X-ray films of both knee joints were reexamined 3 months after operation. (A) Lateral x-ray of the left knee; (B) Lateral x-ray of the right knee; (C) Lateral x-ray of the left knee.
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case_images: The patellar position remained stable, and the absorbable sutures had completely dissolved (Figure 4).