Simultaneous Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Rupture Secondary to Parathyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report

This report details a unique case where a patient presented to the office with both quadriceps tendons ruptured, and we later found out that there was a parathyroid carcinoma that was the likely cause. This case represents another instance where a patient presented with an orthopedic condition but had an underlying systemic disease.

Outside Collaborators: Jason P. Farrah and Carlos A. Zapata

External Partnerships: Ocala Health Trauma, Ocala Regional Medical Center, University of South Florida, Northwest Florida Diagnostic Endocrinology

Research Team

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