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Case Reports
. 2023 Jan 9:43:100762.
doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2023.100762. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Isolated complete rupture of distal biceps femoris tendon following a motor vehicle accident: A case report and review of the literature

Stamatios A Papadakis  1 , Margarita-Michaela Ampadiotaki  1 , Dimitrios Pallis  1 , Konstantinos Tsivelekas  1 , Stefania Nikolaou  1 , Constantinos Kokkinis  2 , Anastasia Tilentzoglou  1
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Isolated complete rupture of distal biceps femoris tendon following a motor vehicle accident: A case report and review of the literature

Stamatios A Papadakis et al. Trauma Case Rep. .

Abstract

Isolated complete ruptures of the distal biceps femoris tendon are rare injuries. To our knowledge, very few cases have been reported in English literature. We present the case of a young man who complained of pain on the posterolateral corner of the knee after a motor vehicle accident. Clinical examination and MRI findings revealed a complete rupture at the musculotendinous junction of distal biceps femoris tendon. We describe the surgical treatment performed, and the clinical outcome.

Keywords: Biceps femoris tendon; Isolated complete rupture; Motor vehicle accident; Surgical treatment.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
MRI PDFS, Transverse image. Rupture of the long head of biceps femoris in musculotendinous junction. High signal density area (black arrow).
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Fig. 2
Intraoperative photograph showing the complete rupture of the biceps femoris tendon, and the attempted surgical repair by using Ethibond sutures in a Krackow fashion.
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Fig. 3
Intraoperative photograph showing the placement of the shaped fascia latta allograft over the musculotendinous junction, after the surgical repair of the rupture.
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Fig. 4
MRI PDFS, transverse image. Surgical repair of the rupture with suturing and allograft placement (red arrow). There is a small fluid collection at the surgical field, which is normal one month postoperatively (black arrow).
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