title: Three-bundle popliteus tendon: a nonsymptomatic anatomical variation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Orthopaedics and Traumatology and Sports Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey. mn-doral@bim.net.tr
authors.forename: Mahmut Nedim
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Doral
authors.forename: Ahmet Ozgur
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Atay
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ayvaz
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tetik
authors.forename: Gursel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leblebicioglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013710:Tendons / Q000002:abnormalities*