title: Traumatic tear of tibialis anterior during a Gaelic football game: a case report.
abstract: Reports of traumatic injury to the anterior lower leg muscles are scarce, with only a handful of reports of traumatic injury to the tibialis anterior. A database search of Medline, Cinhal, and Sports Discus only revealed three such cases, and they did not result from a direct sporting injury. This report documents the case of a traumatic rupture of tibialis anterior muscle in a young female Gaelic football player. It details the surgical repair and management of tibialis anterior muscle and the physiotherapy rehabilitation to full function.
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland, Physiotherapy Department, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia. m.constantinou@shrs.uq.edu.au
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Constantinou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*