Bilateral Quadriceps and Concomitant Unilateral Triceps Tendon Rupture in a Chronic Hemodialysis Patient

• Main Authors: Neşe Gürel Kandemir (Author), Emine Aydın (Author), Şeniz Akçay Yalbuzdağ (Author), İlker Şengül (Author), Ahmet Kurtulmuş (Author), Taciser Kaya (Author), Altınay Göksel Karatepe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Spontaneous bilateral quadriceps rupture is rarely seen in systemic diseases. Although the underlying mechanism in tendon rupture is not clearly understood, β2-amyloidosis, chronic acidosis, impaired collagen metabolism, accumulation of uremic toxins and secondary hyperparathyroidism are held to be...