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Karsen, Phillip

Mayo Clinic

Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona.

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Painful Unilateral Knee Snapping after Hyperextension Injury and Meniscus Tear
Karsen, Phillip J. , Brinkman, Joseph C. , McGurren, Daniel , Karsen, Phillip, Day, Jonathan , Patel, Karan A.

The Surgery Journal | December 7, 2023 | Volume: 09 | Issue: 04 | Pages: e118-e122

10.1055/s-0043-1777329 Get It

AbstractThis case involves a healthy male with painful lateral knee pain and snapping after a hyperextension injury. Initially, this was felt to be from a displaced lateral meniscus tear; however, he failed to improve after meniscal debridement. Further workup with an ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging identified an aberrant biceps femoris anatomy. He was taken to the operating room and the aberrant slip was identified. A tenodesis of the aberrant slip to the biceps femoris was completed. This resolved the patient's pain and snapping, and he was able to return to all activities.