What happens if you tear your popliteus muscle?

If you have a Popliteus injury, it is likely you will have tight hamstrings. If your injury is severe then even straightening your knee fully will be difficult.

How long does a popliteus tear take to heal?

Ignoring the pain and continuing to exercise can cause the inflammation to get worse. With time, scar tissue may form. This may make it painful to exercise forever. It may take weeks to fully recover from tendinitis.

How do you treat a popliteus injury?

The treatment for popliteus tendinopathy includes rest, ice application, elevation, an elastic wrap, physical therapy, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication for pain, such as aspirin or ibuprofen. Additional treatment for popliteus tendinopathy may include oral corticosteroids or corticosteroid injections.

Can you tear your popliteus tendon?

For this reason rupture of the popliteus muscle is usually associated with acute or chronic posterolateral instability of the knee. The isolated rupture of the popliteus tendon is a very rare injury and it has been rarely reported in the literature as a cause of knee hemarthrosis and functional disabilities.

What are the symptoms of a popliteus muscle tear?

Like any muscle, the popliteus muscle can tear or suffer a strain. Symptoms of injury include: Pain at the back of the knee joint. Tenderness when the back of the knee is pressed. Pain while bending your knee against resistance while your shin bone is rotated outward.

Can a popliteus tendon rupture be an isolated injury?

Isolated rupture of the popliteus musculotendinous unit is an uncommon injury. A case is here reported of a semiprofessional athlete with a ruptured popliteus tendon without significant instability of the knee. The diagnosis was made by magnetic resonance imaging and confirmed by arthroscopy.

What causes pain in the popliteus of the knee?

Inflammatory pathologic conditions of the popliteus may cause knee pain and can be diagnosed with MR imaging. The popliteus is an important component of the posterolateral corner that needs closer attention for optimal diagnosis and patient care. The popliteus is a small but important muscle of the knee.

Can a popliteus injury cause tight hamstrings?

Trying to bend your knee against resistance, whilst the tibia (shin) bone is rotated outwards is likely to reproduce pain. If you have a Popliteus injury, it is likely you will have tight hamstrings. If your injury is severe then even straightening your knee fully will be difficult. What is a Popliteus injury?