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Patellar Tendon Reconstruction

Patellar Tendon Reconstruction Using Quadriceps, Semitendinosus, and Gracilis Autograft and an Internal Brace: A Novel Technique

Patellar Tendon Reconstruction Using Quadriceps, Semitendinosus, and Gracilis Autograft and an Internal Brace:
A Novel Technique

Role:

Illustration

Tools:

Procreate, Illustrator, InDesign

Date:

Dec 2023

Publication:

Techniques in Orthopaedics

"The editors at the journal loved
the illustration." — Tyler Goodwin, MD

"The editors at the journal loved the illustration."
— Tyler Goodwin, MD

"The editors at the journal loved
the illustration." — Tyler Goodwin, MD

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery performed a novel repair technique for a chronic patellar tendon rupture in a young athletic male. They needed an illustrated figure to accompany surgical photos to lay out the complex use of multiple autografts harvested from different origins. Understanding the intricate suture system used to connect the quad to the quad tendon autograft via the patellar bone tunnel was a unique challenge with this piece.

Lateral and Anterior-Posterior radiographs indicating patella alta at clinical

Lateral and Anterior-Posterior radiographs indicating patella
alta at clinical

Consultation sketch by Dr. Goodwin

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R E F E R E N C E S

Goodwin, T. M., Hughes, A. G., Pumphrey, C. M., Smith, C. A., & Bruce, J. R. (n.d.). Patellar Tendon Reconstruction Using Quadriceps, Semitendinosus, and Gracilis Autograft and an Internal Brace: A Novel Technique. ms, University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga. Retrieved from https://journals.lww.com/techortho/pages/default.aspx.