Nonoperative treatment for proximal avulsion of the rectus femoris in professional American football

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1370-1374

  Gamradt, Seth C ^a   Brophy, Robert H ^b   Barnes, Ronnie ^c   Warren, Russell F ^d   Thomas Byrd, J W ^e   Kelly, Bryan T ^d  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK GIANTS   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^e Nashville Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

American football; Avulsion; Hip; Rectus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMUR; FOOTBALL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT INJURY; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMUR; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350064387     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509333477     Document Type: Article

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