Snapping knee: an unusual biceps femoris tendon injury.
We report a case of acute post-traumatic snapping of the biceps femoris tendon following a soccer injury. Surgical stabilisation, achieved by re-routing the tendon insertion through a tunnel in the fibular head, resolved the symptoms after conservative management failed. We believe this is the first report of a 'snapping knee' resulting from direct injury to the biceps femoris tendon insertion.
Bansal
Rajeev
R
Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6JD, UK. smiraj@rediffmail.com
Taylor
Chris
C
Pimpalnerkar
Ashvin L
AL
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome