Case report Bilateral patellar tendon rupture

Although uncommon, bilateral patellar tendon rup-ture is preposterously debilitating. Ultrasonography is valuable in diagnosing patellar tendinosis and pre-venting subsequent rupture. Case report We present an exceedingly rare case of spontaneous bilateral patellar tendon rupture in a fit and well 38-year-old Afro-Caribbean gentleman regularly partici-pating in recreational long-distance running. Prior to sustaining this injury, he complained of ongoing anterior knee pain, for which he was awaiting an out-patient X-ray arranged by his general practitioner after weeks of anti-inflammatory medications proved ineffective. The patient was jogging and sus-tained a fall onto his right knee. The patient wa