Figure 3
From: Traumatic quadriceps rupture in a patient with patellectomy: a case report
(Hematoxylin and Eosin stain × 200 Magnification). A. Histology showing features of hypoxic degenerative tendinopathy at the rupture site. B. Contiguous microscopic section of adjacent area depicted in part A, showing fibrin at the rupture site.
Slide labels: a. Disorganisation of collagen fibrils and increased ground substance (mucin like material). b. Lymphocyte infiltration. c. Neovascularisation. d. Fibrins at the rupture site.