Diabetic amyotrophy masquerading as quadriceps tendon rupture: A word of caution

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 375-376

  Bhandankar, R ^a   Sudheer, K ^a   Rogers, A ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyotrophy; Diabetes; Quadriceps rupture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LEG PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TENDON RUPTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; TENDON INJURIES; THIGH;

EID: 0035207948     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Prevalence And Forms Of Neuropathic Morbidity In 800 Diabetics
2. Diabetic Amyotrophy: Current Concepts
3. Classification, Differential Diagnosis and Staging of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
4. Bilateral simultaneous spontaneous rupture of quadriceps tendon in a diabetic patient