Isolated complete rupture of distal biceps femoris tendon following a motor vehicle accident: A case report and review of the literature

Stamatios A Papadakis; Margarita-Michaela Ampadiotaki; Dimitrios Pallis; Konstantinos Tsivelekas; Stefania Nikolaou; Constantinos Kokkinis; Anastasia Tilentzoglou

doi:10.1016/j.tcr.2023.100762

Isolated complete rupture of distal biceps femoris tendon following a motor vehicle accident: A case report and review of the literature

Trauma Case Rep. 2023 Jan 9:43:100762. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2023.100762. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Stamatios A Papadakis¹, Margarita-Michaela Ampadiotaki¹, Dimitrios Pallis¹, Konstantinos Tsivelekas¹, Stefania Nikolaou¹, Constantinos Kokkinis², Anastasia Tilentzoglou¹

Affiliations

¹ B' Department of Orthopaedics, KAT General Hospital of Attica, Greece.
² Radiology Department, KAT General Hospital of Attica, Greece.

Abstract

Isolated complete ruptures of the distal biceps femoris tendon are rare injuries. To our knowledge, very few cases have been reported in English literature. We present the case of a young man who complained of pain on the posterolateral corner of the knee after a motor vehicle accident. Clinical examination and MRI findings revealed a complete rupture at the musculotendinous junction of distal biceps femoris tendon. We describe the surgical treatment performed, and the clinical outcome.

Keywords: Biceps femoris tendon; Isolated complete rupture; Motor vehicle accident; Surgical treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports