PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jurdan Mendiguchia
AU  - Eduard Alentorn-Geli
AU  - Fernando Idoate
AU  - Gregory D Myer
TI  - Rectus femoris muscle injuries in football: a clinically relevant review of mechanisms of injury, risk factors and preventive strategies
AID  - 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091250
DP  - 2013 Apr 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 359--366
VI  - 47
IP  - 6
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/47/6/359.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/47/6/359.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2013 Apr 01; 47
AB  - Quadriceps muscle strains frequently occur in sports that require repetitive kicking and sprinting, and are common in football in its different forms around the world. This paper is a review of aetiology, mechanism of injury and the natural history of rectus femoris injury. Investigating the mechanism and risk factors for rectus femoris muscle injury aims to allow the development of a framework for future initiatives to prevent quadriceps injury in football players.