Snapping knee syndrome caused by semitendinosus and semimembranosus tendons. A case report

Pain management in Illiotibial band syndrome

“…Patients with ITB syndrome will usually present with pain in the distal area of ITB in various areas, starting from the lateral femoral joint. 10 Initially, the pain will usually be exacerbated by activity, but may progress to rest. Athletes with ITB syndrome usually complain of burning pain of about 2 cm, superior to the superior lateral joint line.…”

Percutaneous Lengthening of a Regenerated Semitendinosus Tendon for Medial Hamstring Snapping

“…Different surgical techniques for semitendinosus tendon snapping have been described, including the following: tendon resection alone, 3 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 resection and suture to semimembranosus tendons 4 or to sartorius and semimembranosus tendons, 6 semitendinosus tendon harvesting as done for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction alone 8 or in combination with semimembranosus tendons partial release, 5 and gracilis tendon plus semitendinosus tendon release from their tibial attachment. 8 Geeslin and Laprade 8 report that semitendinosus tendon release from tibial attachment has been found to alleviate patients' symptoms and result in minimal morbidity, although we presume that it actually works in a manner similar to tendon lengthening.…”

“…Snapping symptoms affect the lateral aspect of the knee in most cases, 2 and occurrence of snapping around the medial side of the joint is more uncommon. 3 The literature includes reports of snapping of the semitendinosus tendon alone 4 or in combination with semimembranosus tendons 5 or the gracilis tendon. 3 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 The diagnosis of semitendinosus tendon snapping is difficult to make because of the rare description of this syndrome in the literature.…”

“…Because of the paucity of scientific data on this phenomenon, the etiology of such symptoms is often undetermined, 8 and surgical procedures for treating this condition are variable. 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 13 , 14 …”

A symptomatic cyamella in the popliteus tendon causing snapping knee: a case report and literature review

“…Snapping knee, which is defined as a patient hearing or feeling a snapping or popping of joints at some specific activity [2], is an uncommon problem and can be difficult to diagnose [3]. Some differentials for the snapping knee include the presence of a discoid meniscus [4], rheumatoid nodules [5], iliotibial band (ITB) friction [6], biceps femoris tendon [3, 7], semitendinosus and gracilis tendons [8], popliteus tendon [9, 10] and intra-articular pathological changes. Firstly in this case, we report a 24-year-old male with snapping knee caused by symptomatic cyamella in the popliteus tendon.…”