Three-bundle popliteus tendon: a nonsymptomatic anatomical variation.
A 34-year-old man suffering from knee pain on the medial side of his right knee underwent knee arthroscopy. The arthroscopy revealed the popliteus tendon with an appearance of three bundles. Three-bundle popliteus tendon is a normal variant finding with no clinical significance.
Doral
Mahmut Nedim
MN
Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Orthopaedics and Traumatology and Sports Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey. mn-doral@bim.net.tr
Atay
Ahmet Ozgur
AO
Bozkurt
Murat
M
Ayvaz
Mehmet
M
Tetik
Onur
O
Leblebicioglu
Gursel
G
D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013710:Tendons / Q000002:abnormalities*