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Case Reports
. 2019 Jan-Mar;53(1):65-67.
doi: 10.1016/j.rh.2018.10.003. Epub 2018 Dec 2.

[Tensor fascia lata unilateral hypertrophy: A case report]

[Article in Spanish]
N Mosquera Morales  1 , J G López Hermoza  2 , A Fernández Bravo  2
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[Tensor fascia lata unilateral hypertrophy: A case report]

[Article in Spanish]
N Mosquera Morales et al. Rehabilitacion (Madr). 2019 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

Hypertrophy of the tensor fascia lata muscle is an uncommon clinical entity, which can simulate a soft tissue tumour. In most patients, it presents as a palpable proximal anterior thigh mass. The characteristic appearance on CT or MRI allows a confident diagnosis of muscle hypertrophy to be made, avoiding unnecessary diagnostic biopsy or surgical intervention. In cases with suspected radiculopathy, electromyography is also useful. We present an illustrative case of hypertrophy of the tensor fascia lata muscle and its outcome after rehabilitation treatment.

Keywords: Cadera; Exercise therapy; Fascia lata; Hip joint; Hipertrofia; Hypertrophy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rehabilitación; Rehabilitation; Resonancia magnética; Terapia física.

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