Adolescent Quadriceps Tendon Rupture, an Early Complication After ACL Reconstruction: A Case Report.

CASE: A healthy adolescent male patient initially presented with complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) after a plant-twist injury during a high school football game. Four weeks after ACL reconstruction with autograft bone-patella tendon-bone, the patient slipped and fell, sustaining hyperflexion of the knee, resulting in rupture of the ipsilateral quadriceps tendon.

CONCLUSION

Although this rare complication has previously been reported in the adult population, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first known report of an adolescent patient sustaining a quadriceps tendon rupture after ACL reconstruction.