Bilateral Rectus Femoris Muscle Rupture Following Statin Medication

Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Jul;96(7):e138. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000656.

Authors

Kamal Mezian¹, Jan Vacek, Leoš Navrátil, Levent Özçakar

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Health Care Disciplines and Population Protection, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Kladno (KM, LN); Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Charles University in Prague, Prague (JV), Czech Republic; and Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey (LÖ).

PMID: 28628543
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000656

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Male
Muscular Diseases / chemically induced*
Quadriceps Muscle / pathology*
Rupture, Spontaneous / chemically induced

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors