title: Surgical treatment of the adductor longus muscle's distal tendon total rupture in a soccer player.
abstract: Only a few cases of adductor longus tendon ruptures have been reported in the literature and - there are no clear criteria for conservative or surgical treatment. A case of traumatic rupture of the right distal adductor longus tendon is presented in an elite soccer player, which was surgically repaired. The condition was managed conservatively primarily. However, after 2 months, a palpable mass remained on the medial side of the thigh, and the patient had pain after moderate everyday load and insufficient strength of the right leg during physical exercise. It was decided to explore ruptured tendon surgically and reattach to the femur. Full function of the right leg was achieved at 3 months after surgical repair. At 6 months postoperatively, the patient had returned to soccer at the same level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Siltnamių g. 29, 04130 Vilnius, Lithuania. Electronic address: povilasmasionis@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Masionis
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Siltnamių g. 29, 04130 Vilnius, Lithuania.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Popov
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Siltnamių g. 29, 04130 Vilnius, Lithuania.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kurtinaitis
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Siltnamių g. 29, 04130 Vilnius, Lithuania.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Uvarovas
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Siltnamių g. 29, 04130 Vilnius, Lithuania.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Porvaneckas
mesh_terms: D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000068958:Return to Sport; D012421:Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013848:Thigh; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adductor longus; Athlete; Surgical treatment; Tendon rupture