Arthroscopic Quadriceps Tendon Repair: Two Case Reports

Figure 7

Schema for the arthroscopic suture in Case  1. (a) Two threads (a dotted line for the Mason–Allen method and a solid line for the double-loop sliding knot) were used for the central and lateral bone tunnels. (b) The thread (dotted line) in the central bone tunnel holding the tendon by the Mason–Allen method was passed through the anterior region and inside of the tunnel of the patella and was pulled out to the patellar lower rim. (c) The thread (solid line) holding the tendon over and proximal to the roof of the Mason–Allen method was next passed through the anterior region and inside of the tunnel of the patella and was pulled out to the patellar lower rim. The procedures used in (b) and (c) were also performed in the lateral bone tunnel. (d) and (e) Each thread gathered at the patellar lower rim was tied.

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