title: Isolated fibrosis/contracture of the rectus femoris muscle: diagnosis and follow-up with sonography.
abstract: Reported here is a 21-year-old female with isolated contracture of the rectus femoris muscle. Its possible relation to breech positioning, and the role of sonography for its diagnosis and close follow-up are discussed in the light of the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Müfit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akyüz
authors.forename: Ayşegül
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baltacı
authors.forename: Aydan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurtaran
authors.forename: Barın
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Selçuk
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hatipoğlu
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ozçakar
mesh_terms: D001946:Breech Presentation; D003286:Contracture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial; D055815:Young Adult