title: Rectus femoris muscle injuries in football: a clinically relevant review of mechanisms of injury, risk factors and preventive strategies.
abstract: Quadriceps muscle strains frequently occur in sports that require repetitive kicking and sprinting, and are common in football in its different forms around the world. This paper is a review of aetiology, mechanism of injury and the natural history of rectus femoris injury. Investigating the mechanism and risk factors for rectus femoris muscle injury aims to allow the development of a framework for future initiatives to prevent quadriceps injury in football players.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Zentrum Rehab and Performance Center, Barañain, Navarre, Spain. jurdan24@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jurdan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mendiguchia
authors.forename: Eduard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alentorn-Geli
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Idoate
authors.forename: Gregory D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Myer
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001827:Body Height / Q000502:physiology; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D052580:Muscle Stretching Exercises; D018583:Pliability / Q000502:physiology; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012420:Running / Q000293:injuries; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control