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A Unique Rectus Femoris Injury in an Adolescent Professional Soccer Player: A Case Report
Gazi Huri1, Justin M Dubin2, Kerem Ozgonen3
1Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 10753 Falls Road, Suite 215, Lutherville, MD 21093. gazihuri@hacettepe.edu.tr.
Case:
A sixteen-year-old professional soccer player presented with persistent pain in the right thigh of two years' duration and the inability to return to play. Evaluation revealed a chronic rupture of the rectus femoris muscle. Because physiotherapy and rehabilitation failed to help, a surgical repair was performed. He returned to his previous activity level within nine months after surgery.
Conclusion:
Rupture of the proximal part of the rectus femoris should be acknowledged in the differential diagnosis, especially when presenting with persistent pain in the anterior aspect of the thigh lasting more than one year. Delayed repair might be recognized as a reasonable option for chronic rupture of the proximal part of the rectus femoris.
