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Table 1
Summary for cases reported in the literature where bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture occurred in absence of any identifiable risk factors.
| Authors | Age/sex | Mechanism of injury | Risk factor | Initial diagnosis | Diagnosis delay | Surgical technique | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetzler and Merkow 1950 [41] | 46/Male | Spontaneous | None | Neurologic condition | 42 days | Transosseous Fixation | Full recovery |
| Kleintz et al. [42] | 59/Male | Spontaneous | None | Ligamentous injury | 14 days | Primary repair | Full recovery |
| Sagiv et al. [43] | 78/Male | Spontaneous | None | Neurologic condition | 3 days | Nonabsorbable sutures to the patella using drill holes in its upper pole | Full recovery |
| Calvo [14] | 39/Male | Spontaneous | None | No initial diagnosis | 21 days | Left tendon was repaired with wire sutures passed through drill holes in the patella. End-to-end repair was carried out in the right tendon. | Full recovery |
| Onuoha et al. [44] | 60/Male | Spontaneous | None | Diagnosed at first presentation | None | Primary repair | Full recovery |
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