Simultaneous Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Rupture Following a Low - Energy Trauma in a Male Body Builder with the History of Anabolic - Androgenic Steroids Consumption

نویسندگان

1 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

doi
10.5812/soj.68635
چکیده

Introduction: Consumption of anabolic - androgenic steroids (AAS) is described as a major factor in tendon weakening process. The reports of bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture (QTR) following the AAS consumption are very rare. The current study described a case of simultaneous bilateral QTR following a low - energy trauma in a body builder with the history ...