Nontraumatic Anterior Thigh Pain in a NCAA Lacrosse Athlete: A Case Report and Description of a Rectus Femoris Degloving Injury

A 21-year-old female lacrosse player complained of anterior thigh pain with no known mechanism of injury and failed to improve with conservative therapy. An MRI was obtained showing a closed degloving injury of the rectus femoris, an injury only previously reported in a small case series of soccer p...

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Main Authors: Paul A. Krebs, James R. Borchers, Patrick Brayfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2735309
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description A 21-year-old female lacrosse player complained of anterior thigh pain with no known mechanism of injury and failed to improve with conservative therapy. An MRI was obtained showing a closed degloving injury of the rectus femoris, an injury only previously reported in a small case series of soccer players. After a brief period of rest, she was progressed conservatively through therapy and did well, with progression back to the level of competition at 56 days. This case highlights a rare injury not previously described in sports outside of soccer and is the first case described in a female athlete. In addition, the discussion of this case focuses on the unique anatomy of the rectus femoris.
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spelling doaj-art-1cf4adf1a51a4febbf187fd15b985c132025-08-20T02:01:42ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572019-01-01201910.1155/2019/27353092735309Nontraumatic Anterior Thigh Pain in a NCAA Lacrosse Athlete: A Case Report and Description of a Rectus Femoris Degloving InjuryPaul A. Krebs0James R. Borchers1Patrick Brayfield2Premier Health, Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, 2400 Miami Valley Drive Suite 160 Dayton, Ohio 45459, USAThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Jameson Crane Sports Medicine Institute, 2835 Fred Taylor Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43202, USAThe Ohio State University, Athletic Training Staff, 615 Irving Schottenstein Dr., Columbus, OH 43210, USAA 21-year-old female lacrosse player complained of anterior thigh pain with no known mechanism of injury and failed to improve with conservative therapy. An MRI was obtained showing a closed degloving injury of the rectus femoris, an injury only previously reported in a small case series of soccer players. After a brief period of rest, she was progressed conservatively through therapy and did well, with progression back to the level of competition at 56 days. This case highlights a rare injury not previously described in sports outside of soccer and is the first case described in a female athlete. In addition, the discussion of this case focuses on the unique anatomy of the rectus femoris.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2735309
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title Nontraumatic Anterior Thigh Pain in a NCAA Lacrosse Athlete: A Case Report and Description of a Rectus Femoris Degloving Injury
title_full Nontraumatic Anterior Thigh Pain in a NCAA Lacrosse Athlete: A Case Report and Description of a Rectus Femoris Degloving Injury
title_fullStr Nontraumatic Anterior Thigh Pain in a NCAA Lacrosse Athlete: A Case Report and Description of a Rectus Femoris Degloving Injury
title_full_unstemmed Nontraumatic Anterior Thigh Pain in a NCAA Lacrosse Athlete: A Case Report and Description of a Rectus Femoris Degloving Injury
title_short Nontraumatic Anterior Thigh Pain in a NCAA Lacrosse Athlete: A Case Report and Description of a Rectus Femoris Degloving Injury
title_sort nontraumatic anterior thigh pain in a ncaa lacrosse athlete a case report and description of a rectus femoris degloving injury
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