Xavier Yanguas

Injuries of the deep fascia of the rectus femoris Different possibili7es of evolu7on

Xavier Yanguas Leyes Medical Department FCBarcelona

5th MuscleTech Network Workshop Barcelona, 14th and 15th October 2013


Common sites of muscletendinous jun7on’s injuries

Taken with permission of Ramon Balius (Masson, 2005)


•  Silent evolu?on without symptoms as an incidental finding.

•  Symptoms and signs with a normal recovery and return-‐to-‐play.

•  Symptoms and signs with a normal recovery but with a re-‐injury.


CASE 1

Professional football player. Ultrasound exam for no muscle related reasons. Incidental finding. No days off. Evolu?on un?l the resolu?on: 10 days without symptoms, playing and training normaly.

CASE 2

Professional football player. 2 weeks training and playing with some discomfort. During a training session he feels a prick in his leS thigh, this ?me “stronger than the previous days”. 7 days off. Return to play without incidents.


CASE 3 Professional football player. He feels a prick in his right thigh during a side-‐cuVng maneuver. 4 weeks of days off. He didn’t understand the reason to stop because he felt very well at 4-‐5 days.


Unexpected evolu?on at the moment of the return-‐to-‐play. He feels a prick in the same thigh during a shoot to goal.

4 weeks

Unexpected evolu?on at the moment of the return-‐to-‐play. He feels a prick in the same thigh during a shoot to goal.

Special thanks to: Xavier Alomar, Lluis Til, Ricard Pruna, Xavi López, Xavi Zamora, Carles MarYn, Jaume Langa.

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