{"product_id":"ruptured-quadder","title":"Ruptured Quadder","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou just got the diagnosis. Maybe you're flat on your back, leg in a brace, staring at the ceiling wondering what the next six months of your life are going to look like. You've Googled the injury and come up mostly empty - because quadriceps tendon rupture is rare. Really rare. And bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture? Almost no one talks about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Gartner does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2007, Steven ruptured his right quadriceps tendon in a jet skiing accident. After surgery, grueling rehab, and eventually reclaiming his active lifestyle as a hiker, skier, and Search \u0026amp; Rescue scuba diver - he did the nearly unthinkable. In 2013, he ruptured \u003ci\u003eboth\u003c\/i\u003e quadriceps tendons simultaneously while skiing, facing the dreaded bilateral rupture that most orthopedic surgeons will never even see in their careers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuptured Quadder\u003c\/i\u003e is the book Steven wished had existed. Written not as a medical textbook but as an honest, day-by-day account of what it's really like - the surgery, the frustrating plateaus in rehab, the mental grind, and the small victories that keep you going - this is a companion for your recovery, not just a clinical overview.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA candid first-person account of surviving \u003ci\u003etwo\u003c\/i\u003e quadriceps tendon ruptures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical tips and hard-won lessons from both recoveries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccess to a community blog where others share their own journeys with this injury\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're facing this injury, you don't have to figure it out alone. Someone has been where you are - twice - and made it back.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50020498866426,"sku":"9781530501205","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/1253\/1962\/files\/imageloader_94f6d6d0-e81a-4780-9440-32361fc31e45.jpg?v=1786136879","url":"https:\/\/mindsourcebooks.com\/products\/ruptured-quadder","provider":"Mind Source Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}