2023 Annual Meeting Knee Access Pass-Extensor Mechanism Disruptions: Innovations to Take Back to Your Practice

Extensor Mechanism Disruptions: Innovations to Take Back to Your Practice

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The session focused on extensor mechanism disruptions in experienced athletes, emphasizing quad tendon ruptures common in older patients and patella tendon ruptures in younger ones. Diagnosis involves physical exam, X-rays, and MRI for tear location and tissue quality. Suture anchors are preferred over transosseous tunnels for better fixation strength and lower re-rupture rates. Augmentation with circularized sutures or grafts improves outcomes, especially in chronic or high-risk cases. Techniques include use of hamstring autografts and Achilles allografts for reconstruction. Post-surgery rehab involves brief immobilization followed by gradual mobilization, with delayed protocols for chronic or revision surgeries to ensure optimal recovery.

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Laith M. Jazrawi, M.D.

Keywords

extensor mechanism disruptions

quad tendon ruptures

patella tendon ruptures

suture anchors

hamstring autografts