Disruption of a patellar tendon repair.

The patient was a 38-year-old man evaluated by a physical therapist 14 weeks after repair of the left patellar tendon. The physical therapist requested radiographs, which revealed findings consistent with a patellar tendon retear. The radiologist recommended further evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging, which showed a left patellar tendon tear. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2012;42(8):738. doi:10.2519/jospt.2012.0414