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Snapping biceps femoris tendon: A dynamic real‐time sonographic evaluation
Author(s) -
Guillin Raphaël,
MendozaRuiz Juan J.,
Moser Thomas,
Ropars Mickaël,
Duvauferrier Régis,
Cardinal Etienne
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20728
Subject(s) - medicine , biceps , biceps tendon , tendon , ultrasound , anatomy , biceps femoris muscle , surgery , radiology
Abstract Snapping of the distal arms of the biceps femoris tendon may explain pain and discomfort at the lateral aspect of the knee. We report two cases in which dynamic sonography was able to confirm the diagnosis and document which of the main arms was involved in the process. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 38:435–437, 2010