ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Tendon sheath lipoma is an uncommon tumor characterized morphologically by mature fatty tissue lobes adherent to the tendon or intersecting its fibers. The association with quadriceps tendon rupture is unusual. Etiologic factors that may condition those ruptures have not yet been fully described. However, several authors suggest the existence of a subjacent pathology such as metabolic or inflammatory diseases. Minimal trauma may lead to such ruptures as well as associated ligamentous or bony injuries. The prognosis regarding quadriceps tendon rupture mainly depends on the lap between injury and time of repair. CLINICAL CASE: We present the case of a quadricipital tendinous rupture produced by the presence of a benign neoplasm, which is a very infrequent association. The patient was surgically treated for quadriceps tendon reconstruction via tendinous reinsertion at the patella. Currently, during rehabilitation, the patient is symptom free with an almost-complete flexion/ extension of his left knee. CONCLUSIONS: We consider that importance must be given to neoplastic disease as a cause of tendinous rupture, regardless of their infrequency and unusual clinical presentation.
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Humans , Male , Adult , Lipoma/complications , Muscle Neoplasms/complications , Tendons , Tendon Injuries/etiology , Lipoma/surgery , Muscle Neoplasms/surgery , Quadriceps Muscle , Rupture , Tendon Injuries/surgeryABSTRACT
La presencia de una fractura del cuello femoral, asociada con fracturas de la diáfisis femoral, es una condición rara y difícil para su tratamiento. Se presenta un caso clínico, en donde la fractura de la diáfisis femoral fue manejada con clavo centromedular bloqueado y en un segundo tiempo quirúrgico, se efectúo osteosíntesis de la fractura de la base del cuello femoral con tornillos canulados. La conclusión es que se debe sospechar la fractura proximal o distal de fémur, cuando exista una fractura diafisaria.
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Humans , Male , Adult , Femoral Neck Fractures , Diaphyses/injuries , Fracture Fixation, Internal/methods , Femoral Fractures/diagnosis , Fractures, Closed , Diagnostic Errors/prevention & controlABSTRACT
Se presenta una revisión de los diversos abordajes quirúrgicos más usuales para la artroplastía total de la rodilla, entre los que destacan: el trivectorial, recomendado para el varo mayor de 10 grados o valgo menor de 15 grados no estructurados; el antero-lateral, recomendado para valgo mayor de 15 grados y valgo fijo o estructurado; el trans-vasto medial indicado en gonartrosis sin deformidad angular importante en varo o valgo menor de 10 grados y el trans-cuadricipital extenso en "V" o en "Y", que está indicado para las rodillas contracturadas en extensión rígida por adherencias del cuadríceps.