Partial Tendon Release for Treatment of a Symptomatic Snapping Biceps Femoris Tendon: A Case Report

Snapping of the biceps femoris tendon over the fibular head is an uncommon condition. Reported causes include an anomalous insertion of the tendon, trauma at the insertion site of the tendon, and an abnormality of the fibular head. This article reports a case of a painful snapping biceps femoris ten...

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Autores principales: Crow, Scott A., Quach, Tony, McAllister, David R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2009
Materias:
Orthopaedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23015904
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1941738109338360
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description Snapping of the biceps femoris tendon over the fibular head is an uncommon condition. Reported causes include an anomalous insertion of the tendon, trauma at the insertion site of the tendon, and an abnormality of the fibular head. This article reports a case of a painful snapping biceps femoris tendon in a patient without an anomalous tendon insertion or an abnormality of the fibular head. Partial release of the superior aspect of the tendon resulted in resolution of symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-34451692012-09-26 Partial Tendon Release for Treatment of a Symptomatic Snapping Biceps Femoris Tendon: A Case Report Crow, Scott A. Quach, Tony McAllister, David R. Sports Health Orthopaedics Snapping of the biceps femoris tendon over the fibular head is an uncommon condition. Reported causes include an anomalous insertion of the tendon, trauma at the insertion site of the tendon, and an abnormality of the fibular head. This article reports a case of a painful snapping biceps femoris tendon in a patient without an anomalous tendon insertion or an abnormality of the fibular head. Partial release of the superior aspect of the tendon resulted in resolution of symptoms. SAGE Publications 2009-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3445169/ /pubmed/23015904 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1941738109338360 Text en © 2009 The Author(s)
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Crow, Scott A.
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Partial Tendon Release for Treatment of a Symptomatic Snapping Biceps Femoris Tendon: A Case Report
title Partial Tendon Release for Treatment of a Symptomatic Snapping Biceps Femoris Tendon: A Case Report
title_full Partial Tendon Release for Treatment of a Symptomatic Snapping Biceps Femoris Tendon: A Case Report
title_fullStr Partial Tendon Release for Treatment of a Symptomatic Snapping Biceps Femoris Tendon: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Partial Tendon Release for Treatment of a Symptomatic Snapping Biceps Femoris Tendon: A Case Report
title_short Partial Tendon Release for Treatment of a Symptomatic Snapping Biceps Femoris Tendon: A Case Report
title_sort partial tendon release for treatment of a symptomatic snapping biceps femoris tendon: a case report
topic Orthopaedics
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23015904
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