Figure 5

Axial T2 weighted image at the level of the superior pole of the patella (Figure 5a) and just above the patella (Figure 5b) two weeks post repair. 5a demonstrates the intact Vastus Lateralis tendon repair at the patellar insertion (asterisk) and more proximally (Figure 5b, asterisk) at the interface between the vastus lateralis, rectus femoris and vastus intermedius. Residual thickening and mild signal hyper intensity seen in relation to the repaired tendon indicates that scar remodeling is not yet complete. Note the metallic suture anchor in the superior pole of the patella (Figure 5a white arrows).