Surgical treatment of snapping medial hamstring tendons

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2010 Sep;18(9):1294-6. doi: 10.1007/s00167-010-1174-5. Epub 2010 Jun 12.

Abstract

Three patients were seen for pain and snapping over their medial knee during active knee flexion and extension. Physical examination revealed an audible and visible subluxation that was localized to the posteromedial aspect of their symptomatic knee. One patient underwent a semitendinosus tendon harvest, and two patients underwent a release of their semitendinosus and gracilis tendons. All three patients had normal return of function without pain or further snapping or catching events at a minimum of 2 years postoperatively.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Joint Instability / surgery*
  • Knee Joint / surgery*
  • Male
  • Orthopedic Procedures / methods*
  • Tendons / surgery*
  • Young Adult