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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · The Journal of Knee Surgery Reports 2016; 02(01): e11-e16
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1598013
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Novel Operation of Snapping Biceps Femoris Tendon

Stephen Flores
1   Department of Sports Medicine, The Orthopedic Clinic Association, Phoenix, Arizona
,
David Hartigan
2   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
,
Karan A. Patel
2   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
,
Justin Roberts
3   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
,
Anikar Chhabra
2   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
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Publication History

28 August 2016

13 December 2016

Publication Date:
01 February 2017 (online)

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Abstract

Snapping biceps femoris tendon (BFT) over the fibular head is an uncommon cause of lateral knee pain. This study reports a case of nontraumatic painful snapping of the BFT due to a prominent fibular head that was persistent intraoperatively after fibular head resection. We describe a novel surgical technique of release of the anterior arm of the biceps tendon followed by soft tissue tenodesis to the popliteofibular ligament, as opposed to the remaining fibular head, to prevent iatrogenic fracture.

Keywords

knee - lateral knee pain - snapping biceps femoris tendon - snapping knee
 

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