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Case Reports
. 2003 Apr;37(2):182-4.
doi: 10.1136/bjsm.37.2.182.

Surgical repair of a chronic rupture of the rectus femoris muscle at the proximal musculotendinous junction in a soccer player

R Straw  1 , K Colclough, G Geutjens
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Surgical repair of a chronic rupture of the rectus femoris muscle at the proximal musculotendinous junction in a soccer player

R Straw et al. Br J Sports Med. 2003 Apr.

Abstract

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.

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