Simultaneous bilateral traumatic quadriceps tendon rupture in a bodybuilding patient. Case report and literature review

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Published: 2023-06-29
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51987/revhospitalbaires.v43i2.284
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Quadriceps tendon, Quadriceps tendon rupture, Sports trauma, Sports medicine, Bodybuilding

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Agustina F. Castro Lalín
Servicio de Anestesiología, Hospital San Rafael. Cádiz, España.
Agustín M. García-Mansilla
Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología, Hospital San Rafael. Cádiz, España.
Daniel Godoy Monzón
Servicio de Traumatología y Ortopedia, Hospital Santa María del Puerto. Cádiz, España

Abstract

The traumatic bilateral and simultaneous quadriceps tendon rupture is a rare injury, usually associated with other systemic diseases such as renal insufficiency or endocrine disorders. We present the case of a 38-year-old healthy male athlete who sustained this injury while performing a squat at the gym.

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Vol. 43 No. 2 (2023): Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

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Castro Lalín AF, García-Mansilla AM, Godoy Monzón D. Simultaneous bilateral traumatic quadriceps tendon rupture in a bodybuilding patient. Case report and literature review. Rev Hosp Ital B.Aires [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 29 [cited 2026 Aug. 2];43(2):93-7. Available from: https://ojs.hospitalitaliano.org.ar/index.php/revistahi/article/view/284

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