Snapping biceps femoris tendon treated with an anatomic repair

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2010 Aug;18(8):1110-2. doi: 10.1007/s00167-009-1018-3. Epub 2009 Dec 18.

Abstract

Three patients were seen for pain and snapping over the lateral aspect of their symptomatic knee during deep knee flexion. On physical examination, each patient had subluxation of the long head of the biceps over the lateral aspect of the fibular head. Each patient underwent an anatomic repair of the torn anterior arms of the short and long biceps femoris to their anatomic insertion sites with suture anchors. All patients had normal return of function without pain or further subluxation events.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Knee Injuries / diagnosis
  • Knee Injuries / physiopathology
  • Knee Injuries / surgery*
  • Male
  • Physical Examination
  • Suture Anchors
  • Tendon Injuries / diagnosis
  • Tendon Injuries / physiopathology
  • Tendon Injuries / surgery*
  • Tendons / physiopathology*
  • Tendons / surgery*