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Case Reports
. 1985 Nov-Dec;13(6):423-4.
doi: 10.1177/036354658501300611.

Avulsion of the popliteus tendon. A rare cause of chondral fracture and hemarthrosis

L Naver, J R Aalberg
Case Reports

Avulsion of the popliteus tendon. A rare cause of chondral fracture and hemarthrosis

L Naver et al. Am J Sports Med. 1985 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

A case of isolated avulsion of the popliteus tendon in a 20-year-old male athlete is reported. The avulsion was caused by forward gliding of the femur on the fixed tibia which produced a chondral fracture and hemarthrosis.

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