Quadriceps Tendon Rupture on POCUS

50yo M presents with left leg pain that began acutely while playing basketball (awkward landing when shooting the ball). Which of the following would you expect?
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Resolution: Inability to extend leg, in this patient with quadriceps tendon rupture. Depth of injury too deep for achilles tendon rupture.

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Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

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Meghan Kelly Herbst, MD @eusmkh · 5 years ago
UCONN Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine. Ultrasound Fellowship Yale 2011. Family, patients, education, running = my life. https://twitter.com/EUSmkh | https://www.instagram.com/eus_mkh/
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