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Isolated popliteus muscle rupture in polo players

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Isolated rupture of the popliteus muscle seems to be extremely rare. with only two cases described in the English literature. We present two cases of magnetic resonance imaging-verified isolated rupture of the popliteus muscle in polo players with the same injury mechanism—external rotation trauma on a flexed knee. Functional testing of the poplitcus musele in the figure of four position was positive in both cases. Full recovery was observed after 6 weeks of physiotherapy.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Jerudong Park Medical Centre, 2021, Jeradong Park, Brunei Darussalam

    S. Winge & P. Phadke

  2. Department of Arthroscopy and Sports Injuries, Karolinska Hospital, S-17176, Stokholm, Sweden

    S. Winge

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Winge, S., Phadke, P. Isolated popliteus muscle rupture in polo players. Knee Surg, Sports traumatol, Arthroscopy 4, 89–91 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01477259

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