PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 7 , Pages 681-683 , July 2009

Dynamic Ultrasound to Diagnose Subluxating Biceps Femoris Tendon over the Fibular Head: A Case Report

  • Lawrence Huang, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA†
    • ,
  • Kathyrn Jane Stevens, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA‡
    • ,
  • Michael Fredericson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room R-107A, Stanford, CA 94305-5336§
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: M.F.

Received 24 August 2008 ,Accepted 13 February 2009.

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PII: S1934-1482(09)00159-2

doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.02.009

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Volume 1, Issue 7 , Pages 681-683 , July 2009

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