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Injury film showing high patella and presence of calcification in the distal part of the patellar tendon (arrow).
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X-ray of the left knee showed a high patella and presence of calcification in the distal part of the patellar tendon (Figure 1).
Intraoperative clinical picture showing avulsed patellar tendon from tibial tuberosity.
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Distal insertion of the tendon was found to be completely avulsed from the tibial tuberosity with some flakes of sclerotic bone (Figure 2).
Knee X-ray at 5-month follow-up.
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X-rays were taken in the last follow-up at 5 months showing normal position of the patella (Figure 3), while clinical examination revealed full recovery.