Images in a Sprinter with Acute Anterior Thigh Pain Sustained While Training (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

Images in a Sprinter with Acute Anterior Thigh Pain Sustained While Training

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Images in a sprinter with acute anterior thigh pain sustained while training. (a) Ultrasound image of anterior thigh shows complete rupture of proximal rectus femoris muscle (arrowheads) with major distal retraction (arrows). Origin of proximal tendon (arrowheads) is located at anterior inferior iliac spine (?). (b) Fat-suppressed T2-weighted MR imaging demonstrates distal retraction of proximal rectus femoris muscle (arrows).

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