Central aponeurosis tears of the rectus femoris: Practical sonographic prognosis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 818-824

  Balius, R ^a   Maestro, A ^b   Pedret, C ^c,d   Estruch, A ^a   Mota, J ^e   Rodriguez L ^f   Garcia P ^f   Mauri, E ^g  

^a Generalitat de Catalunya ^*  (Spain)

^b FREMAP   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d Sant Antoni Abad Hospital   (Spain)

^e DrimMedical   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL DE CABUEÑES   (Spain)

^g ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD TREATMENT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MUSCLE INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REST; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TENDON INJURY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RUPTURE; SOCCER; TENDON INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71049191106     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.052332     Document Type: Article

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