Complete Distal Rupture of the Rectus Femoris in an Elite Football Player: A Non-operative Treatment

Although muscle injuries represent the most frequent injury in professional football, isolated complete distal ruptures of the rectus femoris (RF) muscle are rare, and there is no consensus on their treatment and return to play (RTP). In this article, we report a clinical case of successful non-surg...

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Autores principales: Fernandes, Alexandre, Pinto, Julio, Cunha, Pedro, Duarte, Carlos, Estaca, Alexandre, Pereira, Tiago, Bettencourt, Mónica, Candelária, Isabel, E Silva, Miguel Reis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10584386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37859921
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45494
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Sumario:Although muscle injuries represent the most frequent injury in professional football, isolated complete distal ruptures of the rectus femoris (RF) muscle are rare, and there is no consensus on their treatment and return to play (RTP). In this article, we report a clinical case of successful non-surgical management of an RF grade 4c muscle injury in a professional football player, in which the athlete was able to RTP 21 weeks after the injury, had no re-injury >1 year after RTP, and is playing at an elite level in the Portuguese Football First League.

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