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Patellar tendon rupture post reamed intra-medullary tibial nail in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. A case report

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Patellar tendon rupture is a rare complication of intra-medullary nailing in tibial fractures. We report such a case in a patient with type III Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. We recommend the use of unreamed nails and a parapatellar entry point for tibial nailing in patients with connective tissue disorders.

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La rupture du tendon rotulien est une complication rare de l’enclouage centromédullaire des fractures du tibia. Nous rapportons un cas de rupture chez un patient présentant un syndrome d’Ehlers-Danlos type III. Nous recommandons de faire un enclouage sans alésage et de choisir un point d’entrée parapatellaire chez les patients présentant des anomalies du tissu conjonctif.

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  1. St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland

    P. Moroney

  2. St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland

    T. McCarthy

  3. St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland

    D. Borton

  4. 12 Tullyhall Crescent, Lucan, Co. Dublin, Ireland

    P. Moroney

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Moroney, P., McCarthy, T. & Borton, D. Patellar tendon rupture post reamed intra-medullary tibial nail in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. A case report. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 14, 50–51 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-003-0127-9

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