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CASE REPORT
Popliteus tendon rupture: a case report and review of the literature
Department of Orthopaedics, Rochdale Infirmary, Whitehall Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, UK
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Mr Guha, Department of Orthopaedics, Rochdale Infirmary, Whitehall Street, Rochdale OL12 0NB, UK;
billguha{at}hotmail.com
Isolated rupture of the popliteus musculotendinous unit is an uncommon injury. A case is here reported of a semiprofessional athlete with a ruptured popliteus tendon without significant instability of the knee. The diagnosis was made by magnetic resonance imaging and confirmed by arthroscopy.
Keywords: popliteus tendon; knee; magnetic resonance imaging; arthroscopy
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