Rectus Femoris Injury

[Son Nguyen]

Hi Birdies!

What are your thoughts on this case I scanned today? Female AFL player went to sprint and felt both quads pop.

Right side looks like a posterior fascia tear.

Left side, prox MTJ direct head tear?

TIA,

Son

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[Stephen Bird]

How odd to tear both simultaneously!

I agree about the posterior wall of the rect fem distal tendon MTJ tear.

Nice example.

The other one is tricky !

I have not seen one like this before,

The central (indirect) tendon is OK,

I tend to agree with you that it is the direct head MTJ that has torn on the medial aspect.

I hate the concept of a “myofascial tear” but this is as close as you can get,

I would (like you) allocate this a direct head MTJ injury.

Great case.

Steve

[Son Nguyen]

Thanks Steve, only just realized you recently released a course on this. I will have to watch and refreshed my memory on this complex anatomy.

[Stephen Bird]

It is certainly complex!

It is a unique muscle,

Inigo Iriarte and his team has made great progress with our understanding,

Enjoy the material.

Steve

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