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Complete tear of the distal hamstring tendons in a professional football player: a case report and review of the literature

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Semimembranosus tendon ruptures are rare and are often associated with involvement of the cruciate ligaments. We present a 24-year-old American football player who sustained a complete rupture of the semimembranosus tendon near its insertion associated with an avulsion fracture of the conjoint attachment of the lateral collateral ligament (LCL) and biceps femoris with intact cruciate ligaments and menisci during practice. At the scene he was immobilized and was taken to the hospital immediately. The diagnosis was reached after radiographs and an MRI of the affected knee were obtained. The semimembranosus tendon and the avulsion of the biceps femoris insertion were repaired surgically. We also review the literature for previously reported cases of distal hamstring injuries.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Sultan Aldebeyan

  2. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    Sultan Aldebeyan & Paul A. Martineau

  3. Shriners Hospital for Children, McGill University, 1529 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, H3G1A6, Quebec, Canada

    Sultan Aldebeyan

  4. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Mathieu Boily

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Aldebeyan, S., Boily, M. & Martineau, P.A. Complete tear of the distal hamstring tendons in a professional football player: a case report and review of the literature. Skeletal Radiol 45, 427–430 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-015-2306-2

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