Bilateral Symptomatic Snapping Biceps Femoris Tendon due to Fibular Exostosis

Surgical Repair of Dynamic Snapping Biceps Femoris Tendon

“…Causes of snapping biceps femoris syndrome have been reported to include idiopathic, abnormal biceps femoris tendon insertions; abnormal fibular head morphology; or direct trauma to the biceps femoris tendon insertion sites. 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 Authors have reported favorable results with surgical treatment of snapping biceps syndrome, although these studies are limited to case reports with short-term follow-up. Published surgical treatment options for snapping biceps syndrome include partial fibular head excision, 16 , 17 , 18 partial release of the biceps femoris tendon, 11 or relocation of the long head of the biceps femoris insertion .…”

Snapping Knee due to a Femoral Osteochondroma after Total Knee Arthroplasty

“…All of the snapping around the knee involves a similar mechanism leading to dislocation of the tendon and pain, and the mechanism also can be applied to our case 2) . On flexion and extension of the knee, a prominent osteochondroma would cause the tendon to be levered over the mass, resulting in snapping and pain.…”

Partial Tendon Release for Treatment of a Symptomatic Snapping Biceps Femoris Tendon: A Case Report

“…Reported causes include an anomalous insertion of the tendon, 12,16,18 trauma at the insertion site of the tendon, 4 and an abnormality of the fibular head. 11 Here we report a case of a painful snapping biceps femoris tendon in a patient without an anomalous tendon insertion or an abnormality of the fibular head. Partial release of the superior aspect of the tendon resulted in resolution of symptoms.…”