Patellar Tendon Surgery. This helps prevent scarring and tightening of the tendon in a shortened position as these tendons rarely heal on their own 1. Surgical outcome is better if the repair is done early after the injury.
Patella tendon repair is surgery to fix your torn patellar tendon. During this surgical procedure the torn quadriceps and patellar tendon is reattached to the top of the kneecap. The patellar tendon is usually injured in the watershed region of the tendon where blood flow to the tissue is poor and the tendon is weakest.
Usually there is a reason for the patellar tendon to be weakened in these individuals such as a systemic disease that weakens tendons or recent surgery on the knee the caused tendon weakening.
There is a risk of patellar fracture or patellar tendon tear following this surgery. And rehabilitation may be slower to allow the tendon to heal before too much strain can be put on the knee. In addition the most common problem following this surgery is a pain on the front of the knee anterior knee pain. During surgery caregivers repair the injured patellar tendon by reattaching the ends back together.
