Reconstruction of Acute Patellar Tendon Rupture after Patellectomy

Figure 4

Intraoperative photographs. The top is cranial and the bottom is caudal. The patellar tendon and patellar retinaculum were completely ruptured. Hematoma filled the rupture site (a). We performed end-to-end suture with two Krackow locking stitches and figure-of-eight sutures (b).

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