Proximal rectus femoris avulsions in National Football League kickers: A report of 2 cases

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1085-1087

  Hsu, Jim C ^a   Fischer, David A ^b   Wright, Rick W ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Orthopedic Learning Center   (United States)

Author keywords

National Football League (NFL) kickers; Rectus femoris avulsions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CASE REPORT; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; FOOTBALL; HIP; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 21444446001     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504273045     Document Type: Article

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