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British Journal of Sports Medicine 2004;38:e30; doi:10.1136/bjsm.2003.007625
Copyright © 2004 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine.

CASE REPORT

Traumatic tear of tibialis anterior during a Gaelic football game: a case report

M Constantinou1 and A Wilson2

1 University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2 St Vincent’s Hospital, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Maria Constantinou
University of Queensland, Physiotherapy Department, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia; m.constantinou{at}shrs.uq.edu.au

ABSTRACT

Reports of traumatic injury to the anterior lower leg muscles are scarce, with only a handful of reports of traumatic injury to the tibialis anterior. A database search of Medline, Cinhal, and Sports Discus only revealed three such cases, and they did not result from a direct sporting injury. This report documents the case of a traumatic rupture of tibialis anterior muscle in a young female Gaelic football player. It details the surgical repair and management of tibialis anterior muscle and the physiotherapy rehabilitation to full function.

Keywords: tibialis anterior tendon; muscle tear; Gaelic football


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