title: Rehabilitation after endoscopically percutaneous intramuscular splintage for vastus medialis partial rupture - A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Isolated rupture of the vastus medialis muscle is rare, and surgical repair is recommended. The results of rehabilitation programme after the percutaneous intramuscular splintage of a nearly total vastus medialis muscle tear in a 52-year professional-master degree weight-lifter is presented in this report.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Sports Medicine, Sihhiye Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Defne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Mahmut Nedim
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Doral
authors.forename: Hande
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Güney
authors.forename: Yiğitcan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Karanfil
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yıldırım
authors.forename: Burkay
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Utku
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alkan
authors.forename: Akın
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uzümcügil
keywords: muscle tear; percutaneous intramuscular splintage; sports-specific rehabilitation; vastus medialis