Snapping Knee Caused by Medial Meniscal Cyst

Snapping phenomenon around the medial aspect of the knee is rare. We present this case of snapping knee caused by the sartorius muscle over a large medial meniscal cyst in a 66-year-old female. Magnetic resonance images demonstrated a large medial meniscal cyst with a horizontal tear of the medial m...

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Published in:	Case Reports in Orthopedics
Main Authors:	Tsuyoshi Ohishi, Daisuke Suzuki, Kazufumi Yamamoto, Tomohiro Banno, Hiroki Ushirozako, Yoichi Koide, Yukihiro Matsuyama
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2014-01-01
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/151580

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