title: Complete tear of the distal hamstring tendons in a professional football player: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Semimembranosus tendon ruptures are rare and are often associated with involvement of the cruciate ligaments. We present a 24-year-old American football player who sustained a complete rupture of the semimembranosus tendon near its insertion associated with an avulsion fracture of the conjoint attachment of the lateral collateral ligament (LCL) and biceps femoris with intact cruciate ligaments and menisci during practice. At the scene he was immobilized and was taken to the hospital immediately. The diagnosis was reached after radiographs and an MRI of the affected knee were obtained. The semimembranosus tendon and the avulsion of the biceps femoris insertion were repaired surgically. We also review the literature for previously reported cases of distal hamstring injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. sultan.aldebeyan@gmail.com.|Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. sultan.aldebeyan@gmail.com.|Shriners Hospital for Children, McGill University, 1529 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, H3G1A6, Quebec, Canada. sultan.aldebeyan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sultan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aldebeyan
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9123-697X
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boily
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Martineau
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries*; D000070632:Hamstring Tendons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D058971:Tenotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Hamstring injuries; Hyperextension knee injuries; Semimembranosus rupture; Sports injuries