Bezmiâlem Science (Dec 2013)

Simultaneous Spontaneous Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Rupture Related with Hyperparathyrodism Secondary to Vitamin D Deficiency: A Case Report

  • Gokcer UZER,
  • Mehmet ELMADAG,
  • Fatih YILDIZ,
  • Mehmet Anil PULATKAN

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14235/bs.2014.114
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 33 – 36

Abstract

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Spontaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture is a rare injury and is usually observed in cases of diabetes mellitus (DM), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) hyperparathyroidism and chronic renal failure (CRF) or after long-term steroid use. In patients having a risk of misdiagnosis, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) would help to reach the correct diagnosis. Early diagnosis and appropriate surgical treatment are necessary for successful results. We presented a patient who had bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture related with hyperparathyroidism secondary to Vitamin D deficiency and was treated surgically.

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