Injuries to the knee extensors. Rupture of the patellar tendon and the quadriceps

: Authors discuss, based on the experiences of their 18 cases, the injuries of the knee extensors. 5 ruptures of the quadriceps and 9 of the lig. patellae propr. were observed in the 14 cases controlled. Based on their own experiences and the standpoints of the literature they suggest the operative therapy within 6 hours in the open injury and within 1-5 days following the accident in closed cases. The experiences, the operative technique, the viewponts of the aftercare and the end results are described.