title: Surgical repair of a chronic rupture of the rectus femoris muscle at the proximal musculotendinous junction in a soccer player.
abstract: A rare case is presented of a longstanding rupture of the rectus femoris muscle at the proximal musculotendinous junction in a semiprofessional soccer player. Its different and unique presentation, the surgical repair, and the remarkable functional recovery are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Straw
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Colclough
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geutjens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture / Q000601:surgery; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D013848:Thigh / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome