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Expert Care for Patellar Tendon & Quadriceps Tendon Tear—Get Relief & Get Moving Again

If a Patellar Tendon & Quadriceps Tendon Tear is limiting your life, our specialists at Elite Ortho are here to help you recover faster with personalized treatment and compassionate care.

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Patellar Tendon & Quadriceps Tendon Tear

The quadriceps tendon is the attachment of the quadriceps muscles to the patella (kneecap). The patellar tendon attaches the tibia (shinbone) to the patella (kneecap). Together quadriceps muscles, quadriceps tendon and patellar tendon straighten the knee.

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Signs You May Have a Patellar Tendon & Quadriceps Tendon Tear

Symptoms of a tendon tear include bruising, swelling, gap formation about the patella (knee cap), cramping, and inability to walk or straighten the leg.

What Causes a Patellar Tendon & Quadriceps Tendon Tear?

Patellar and quadriceps tendon tears often occur from a resistive load with the foot planted or the knee partially bent. A tear can also occur due to a fall, direct trauma, or a direct cut of the tendon. Injuries are most common in middle-aged people during sports. Occasionally tears can occur in older people due to inflammation, chronic disease, and steroid use that may affect the tendon blood flow.

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Our orthopedic experts at Elite Ortho are here to help you regain comfort, strength, and confidence in your body. Whether you need a personalized recovery plan or advanced surgical care, we’ll guide you every step of the way—with compassion and skill.

Quadriceps Tendon Tear

Evaluation & Treatment

How We Diagnose Patellar Tendon & Quadriceps Tendon Tear

Initial evaluation includes a medical history, physical examination, and x-rays to evaluate for associated injuries. Specialized examination maneuvers are done to determine the extent and location of the tear. MRI may be ordered to evaluate the tendon quality and to distinguish a partial from a full tear.

Nonsurgical

Treatment is based on the size and type of tear, age, and activity level. Partial tears and those in older patients may be treated with nonsurgical treatment including immobilization in a knee brace for 3-6 weeks followed by physical therapy.

Surgical

More commonly, those with high-grade partial tears, an inability to raise their leg, instability with walking, or complete tears surgical treatment is considered. Surgical treatment is an outpatient procedure and involves reattachment of the torn tendon with suture.

The knee will be immobilized with limited weight bearing for the first 4-6 weeks followed by strengthening and range of motion. Recovery typically takes 3-6 months.

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Our practice is home to a team of expertly trained surgical and sports medicine specialists who are dedicated to providing high quality evidence-based medical care in a private practice setting with a personal touch. Our doctors have trained at some of the most prestigious academic medical centers in the nation.

We treat all musculoskeletal conditions including, but not limited to, injuries related to sports, accidents, or work, injuries involving shoulders, hands, wrists, elbows, knees, hips, ankles, concussion as well as arthritis, and back problems.

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