Rectus femoris intrasubstance tear in a collegiate football kicker and its mechanism

Shiv J Patel; Daniel Dat Nguyen; Brett Heldt; Prathap Jayaram

doi:10.1080/08998280.2019.1656010

Rectus femoris intrasubstance tear in a collegiate football kicker and its mechanism

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2019 Sep 25;33(1):100-102. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2019.1656010. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Authors

Shiv J Patel¹, Daniel Dat Nguyen², Brett Heldt¹, Prathap Jayaram²

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonTexas.
² H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonTexas.

Abstract

Rectus femoris muscle belly tears have not been reported in the literature to our knowledge. This is a case of an isolated rectus femoris intrasubstance tear in a healthy college football kicker possibly caused by the eccentric and concentric load cycles associated with kicking activities. Dynamic ultrasound was crucial in establishing a diagnosis and investigating the mechanism behind this rare injury.

Keywords: Eccentric strengthening; magnetic resonance imaging; quadriceps imaging; quadriceps stretching; quadriceps tear; rectus femoris tear; ultrasound.

Publication types

Case Reports