Muscular Injury of Iliacus and Gluteus Maximus after Mountain Climbing.
10.5763/kjsm.2014.32.1.65
- Author:
Ho Seung JEON
1
;
Young Kyun WOO
;
Suk Ha HWANG
;
Seung Pyo SUH
;
Joon Kyung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sung-Ae Hospital, Seoul, Korea. arcseo@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gluteal region;
Mountaineering;
Athletic injury
- MeSH:
Athletic Injuries;
Buttocks;
Follow-Up Studies;
Groin;
Hip;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Mountaineering;
Psoas Muscles;
Rupture
- From:The Korean Journal of Sports Medicine
2014;32(1):65-67
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Iliacus muscle is the strongest hip flexor of gluteal region that acts with psoas muscle, whereas gluteus maximus muscle is the largest muscle engaged in extension and external rotation of the hip. Mountaineering requires strong contractile force of both flexor and extensor around the hip. A 57-year-old man presented to our hospital with severe pain in left groin after mountaineering for 5 hours without a break. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed incomplete rupture of iliacus muscle and strain of gluteus maximus muscle. Conservative treatment was done. At 3 months of follow-up, he returned to normal life. If we are going to climb mountain, it is important to start warming up with some stretches, take a break while climbing, and use climbing sticks. There have been no report about athletic injury of both iliacus and gluteus maximus after mountaineering. So we report this case with a review of the literature.
