Diagnosing Snapping Sartorius Tendon Secondary to a Meniscal Cyst Using Dynamic Ultrasound Avoids Incorrect Surgical Procedure | Zendy

Vipin Asopa | Zendy; R J W Douglas | Zendy; Jonathan Heysen | Zendy; David K. Martin | Zendy

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Diagnosing Snapping Sartorius Tendon Secondary to a Meniscal Cyst Using Dynamic Ultrasound Avoids Incorrect Surgical Procedure

Author(s) -

Vipin Asopa,

R J W Douglas,

Jonathan Heysen,

David K. Martin

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

case reports in radiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6862

pISSN - 2090-6870

DOI - 10.1155/2013/813232

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , tendon , decompression , cyst , ultrasound , hamstring , anatomy , radiology

We describe a case of painful snapping in the medial aspect of the knee of a 40-year-old man, following a knee hyperflexion injury. Dynamic real-time ultrasonography determined that the snapping was due to the distal tendon of sartorius passing over a medial meniscal cyst. The patient subsequently underwent arthroscopic decompression of the cyst instead of an inappropriate hamstring tendon harvest procedure, with complete resolution of symptoms.

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