Incomplete, Intrasubstance Strain Injuries of the Rectus Femoris Muscle

Hughes, Charles E.; Hasselman, Carl T.; Best, Thomas M.; Martinez, Salutario; Garrett, William E.

doi:10.1177/036354659502300422

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“…Excessive passive stretching or activation of a maximally stretched muscle can also cause strains. Of the quadriceps muscles, the rectus femoris is most frequently strained [1][2][3][4][5]. Several factors predispose this muscle and others to more frequent strain injury.…”

Section: Quadriceps Strainsmentioning

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Diagnosis and management of quadriceps strains and contusions

Kary

2010

Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med

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Injuries to the quadriceps muscle group occur frequently in sports and athletic activities. Muscle strains and contusions constitute the majority of these injuries. The clinical presentation and assessment of quadriceps strains and contusions are reviewed along with discussion of appropriate imaging used in diagnosis. Treatment protocols for acute injuries are reviewed including rehabilitation techniques frequently utilized during recovery. Special consideration is given to discussing the criteria for return to sports for athletes after injury. Myositis ossificans is a potentially disabling complication from quadriceps contusions and risk factors, prevention, and treatment are reviewed.

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Section: Quadriceps Strainsmentioning

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“…Several factors predispose this muscle and others to more frequent strain injury. These include muscles crossing two joints, those with a high percentage of Type II fibers, and muscles with complex musculotendinous architecture [1,2,6,7]. Muscle fatigue has also been shown to play a role in acute muscle injury [8].…”

Section: Quadriceps Strainsmentioning

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Diagnosis and management of quadriceps strains and contusions

Kary

2010

Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med

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“…The latter is represented by a mildly curved, comma-shaped hyperechoic structure, which is normally quite distinct from the muscle tissue and extends as far as the lower third of the muscle [9,15]. In the sagittal plane, it appears much more difficult to assess owing to its orientation and thickness.…”

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“…As noted above, indirect trauma occurs for the most part as a result of eccentric contractions [9,11,14,15]. This can occur, for example, when soccer or rugby players unexpectedly encounter irregular or slippery turf as they are about to kick a ball.…”

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Sonography of the quadriceps muscle: Examination technique, normal anatomy, and traumatic lesions

Pasta¹,

Nanni²,

Molini

et al. 2010

Journal of Ultrasound

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Lesions of the quadriceps muscle (QM) are frequently seen by sonographers, and in most cases they are the result of sports-related trauma. An accurate assessment of the severity of the lesion is essential, particularly when the patient is a professional athlete. In most cases, careful history-taking and a thorough physical examination are sufficient for making the diagnosis and indicating the most suitable imaging studies for each case. Clinical assessment alone, however, may not be sufficient for distinguishing contusions from small, partial tears or for estimating the size of a tear. Therefore, at least in patients who are professional athletes, imaging studies are necessary to plan appropriate therapy that will allow prompt functional recovery.Muscles cannot be visualized with conventional radiography, but it is used routinely in prepubertal patients because it can detect apophyseal detachments, which are the most frequent muscle lesion in this age group. Radiography is also useful when myositis ossificans is suspected. Magnetic resonance imaging, thanks to its excellent tissue contrast, allows simultaneous assessment of muscle, joint, and bone planes. It remains a second-line study due to its high cost and relatively low availability. It is also associated with various contraindications, the most important of which is the presence of a cardiac pacemaker. Ultrasonography has a number of advantages, including widespread availability, absence of contraindications, and low cost. It can also be used for dynamic studies of the muscle during contraction and relaxation, and if doubts arise, scans can easily be obtained of the contralateral muscle for comparison purposes. These qualities make it an excellent tool for follow-up of patients with QM lesions, when follow-up is necessary. This article reviews the anatomy of the QM, the technique used for standard ultrasound examination of this muscle, its normal appearance on ultrasound, and the sonographic characteristics of the most common traumatic lesions that affect it.Sommario Le lesioni del muscolo quadricipite (MQ) sono frequenti nella pratica ecografica quotidiana e, nella gran maggioranza dei casi, sono secondarie a traumi, per lo più sportivi. Un'accurata valutazione della gravità delle lesioni è necessaria, in particolare quando siano coinvolti sportivi di alto livello. * Corresponding author. CIM SA, Route de Malagnou 40a,

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Gene therapy and tissue engineering for sports medicine

Huard

Peng

et al. 2002

The Journal of Gene Medicine

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Sports injuries usually involve tissues that display a limited capacity for healing. The treatment of sports injuries has improved over the past 10 to 20 years through sophisticated rehabilitation programs, novel operative techniques, and advances in the field of biomechanical research. Despite this considerable progress, no optimal solution has been found for treatment of various sports-related injuries, including muscle injuries, ligament and tendon ruptures, central meniscal tears, cartilage lesions, and delayed bone fracture healing. New biological approaches focus on the treatment of these injuries with growth factors to stimulate and hasten the healing process. Gene therapy using the transfer of defined genes encoding therapeutic proteins represents a promising way to efficiently deliver suitable growth factors into the injured tissue. Tissue engineering, which may eventually be combined with gene therapy, may potentially result in the creation of tissues or scaffolds for regeneration of tissue defects following trauma. In this article we will discuss why gene therapy and tissue engineering are becoming increasingly important in modern orthopaedic sports medicine practice. We then will review recent research achievements in the area of gene therapy and tissue engineering for sports-related injuries, and highlight the potential clinical applications of this technology in the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal problems following sports-related injuries.

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Incomplete, Intrasubstance Strain Injuries of the Rectus Femoris Muscle

Cited by 130 publications

References 28 publications

Diagnosis and management of quadriceps strains and contusions

Diagnosis and management of quadriceps strains and contusions

Sonography of the quadriceps muscle: Examination technique, normal anatomy, and traumatic lesions

Gene therapy and tissue engineering for sports medicine

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