RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Surgical repair of a chronic rupture of the rectus femoris muscle at the proximal musculotendinous junction in a soccer player
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 182
OP 184
DO 10.1136/bjsm.37.2.182
VO 37
IS 2
A1 Straw, R
A1 Colclough, K
A1 Geutjens, G
YR 2003
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/37/2/182.abstract
AB A rare case is presented of a longstanding rupture of the rectus femoris muscle at the proximal musculotendinous junction in a semiprofessional soccer player. Its different and unique presentation, the surgical repair, and the remarkable functional recovery are discussed.