Two-Layer Repair of a Chronic Patellar Tendon Rupture: A Novel Technique and Literature Review

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Sameh A. Labib, MD, FRCSC, Mark C. Wilczynski, MD, and Brett A. Sweitzer, MD

Dr. Labib is Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Wilczynski is a practicing Orthopaedic Surgeon in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Dr. Sweitzer is a Sports Medicine Attending, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were both residents at Emory University at the time the paper was written.

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patellar tendon, rupture, repair, achilles allograft, tendon-bone allograft, graft, high-riding patella, patella alta, ajo, american journal of orthopedics, Labib, Wilczynski, Sweitzer
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Dr. Labib is Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Wilczynski is a practicing Orthopaedic Surgeon in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Dr. Sweitzer is a Sports Medicine Attending, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were both residents at Emory University at the time the paper was written.

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Sameh A. Labib, MD, FRCSC, Mark C. Wilczynski, MD, and Brett A. Sweitzer, MD

Dr. Labib is Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Wilczynski is a practicing Orthopaedic Surgeon in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Dr. Sweitzer is a Sports Medicine Attending, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were both residents at Emory University at the time the paper was written.

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Two-Layer Repair of a Chronic Patellar Tendon Rupture: A Novel Technique and Literature Review
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patellar tendon, rupture, repair, achilles allograft, tendon-bone allograft, graft, high-riding patella, patella alta, ajo, american journal of orthopedics, Labib, Wilczynski, Sweitzer
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