Circumflex femoral vein thrombosis misinterpreted as acute hamstring strain.
The case of a 24-year-old female professional, long-distance runner who presented with acute proximal posterior thigh pain is reported. History and clinical findings were consistent with acute hamstring strain but MRI demonstrated circumflex femoral vein thrombosis. This is the first case of proximal posterior thigh pain caused by circumflex femoral vein thrombosis reported in the literature. Doctors dealing with sports injuries should be aware of this clinical entity that mimics hamstring strain.
Papastergiou
Stergios G
SG
Department of Orthopaedics, Sports Injuries Unit, Agios Pavlos General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Koukoulias
Nikolaos E
NE
Tsitouridis
Ioannis
I
Natsis
Constantinos
C
Parisis
Constantinos A
CA
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012420:Running / Q000293:injuries*; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013848:Thigh / Q000098:blood supply*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*