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Avulsion of the popliteus tendon

A rare cause of chondral fracture and hemarthrosis

Department of Orthopaedics, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Jens Ranch Aalberg, MD

Department of Orthopaedics, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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 hemar throsis.

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