Korean J Sports Med.  2012 Jun;30(1):65-67. 10.5763/kjsm.2012.30.1.65.

Isolated Semitendinosus Tendon Rupture in Non Athlete

• Yang JH
• Yoon JR
• Oh KJ
• Lee JW

• KMID: 2288650
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5763/kjsm.2012.30.1.65

Abstract

Isolated rupture of distal semitendinosus is reported rarely. Here, we report a case of 51-year-old previous healthy working man diagnosed with isolated semitendinosus tendon rupture treated successfully by conservative management.

Keyword

Semitendinosus tendon; Isolated injury

MeSH Terms

Athletes
Humans
Middle Aged
Rupture
Tendons

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Isolated semitenidinosus tendon rupture. (A) Axial fat saturation proton density demonstrates edema, heterogenosity and decreased muscle volume (white arrow). (B) Sagittal T2 fat saturation image demonstrates the retracted semitendinous tendon (white arrow).

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  Fig. 2 Sonography performed 12 months post-injury. Previous ruptured semitendinosus tendon was tethered to the underlying semimembranosus muscle belly. ST: semitendinosus, SM: semimembranosus, MFC: medial femoral condyle.

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