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Double Quadriceps Tendon Repair Gets Patient Jogging Again

Learn how double quadriceps tendon repair gets patient jogging again. Rick sustained an injury during routine duty at work, and as a result, ruptured the quadriceps tendon in both his knees. In an effort to heal his injuries and reclaim his normal life, Rick turned to Randy S. Schwartzberg, M.D., a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, knee, elbow and shoulder surgery at Orlando Orthopaedic Center. “I had a quadriceps tear in my right knee and a partial tear in my left knee,” says Rick. “I'm probably about 85 to 90% (back to normal). I can do a light jog but I can't do a full-on sprint, which is my ultimate goal. I was walking to knock on a customer's door and went to step on the porch. It was a one or one-and-a-half-inch slab, and somehow my feet got misplaced. Five days later, I was walking to the bathroom, I lost my balance and collapsed on my left leg.” “Rick had sustained a fairly severe, yet not common orthopedic injury,” says Dr. Schwartzberg. “He had fallen, and his knee was in a bend, or what we call a flexed position. And he ruptured his quadriceps tendon on one of his knees. The quadriceps tendon is an extension of the quadriceps muscles which are the large muscles that make up the front part of the thigh. Well, they insert into the kneecap (the patella), and as they do that, they form what's called a very strong tendon. That tendon, when it ruptures, often ruptures right from the patella.” “Dr. Schwartzberg is an excellent doctor,” says Rick. “He listened to me. He was very attentive to what I was telling him, and he reassured me that everything was going to be alright because I didn't think I would have the ability to move my legs again.” “With both quadriceps tendons ruptured, we had to come up with a good strategy on how to repair them,” says Dr. Schwartzberg. “They both clearly needed to be fixed, but doing them both at once would have been a significant hardship on Rick. So we planned a staged setup, where we did these repairs ten days apart. They were both done as an outpatient procedure, and he did phenomenally well.” Rick is almost back to 100% with no limitations eleven months after surgery. “Physical therapy is what really helped,” says Rick. “The staff at Orlando Orthopaedic Center were giving me hope and inspiration that I was going get better. I appreciated the encouragement, the uplifting words, the ability to listen to me, for allowing me to voice my concerns, and let them know what was going on with me and where I wanted to be. Whatever pain I was having or whatever medication I needed, they took care of it and helped me out in any way they could.” “To me, Rick's story is really an inspirational one,” says Dr. Schwartzberg. “He's someone who was injured at work, and someone who this system helped tremendously. He worked his hardest, and he's done a phenomenal job. He’s been able to get back to doing everything again because of his attitude and all the help he got along the way.” “The Orlando Orthopaedic staff and I, we got to know each other a little bit. They would say things like ‘Hey Rick, how ya doing?’ And I’d answer ‘Yeah, I'm good.’ They’d say ‘How's the leg?’ and I’d reply ‘It's getting better.’ We were kind of like a family.” “I was the one that wanted results. I wanted to get back to 100%, and I think my drive allowed me to recover quicker than the average guy. It's really up to the individual to put the work in, to commit to physical therapy, and to do their homework. Don't get lazy, don't get lax. If you want to get better, you can. You just have to put that 100% effort in.” To learn more about Orlando Orthopaedic Center visit https://www.orlandoortho.com/ To learn more about Dr. Scwartzberg visit https://www.orlandoortho.com/physicia... To learn more about knee surgery visit https://www.orlandoortho.com/subspeci... For patient resources visit https://www.orlandoortho.com/patient-...