MR imaging of acute thigh muscle strains in male football athletes
10.3969/j.issn.1002-1671.2015.07.023
- VernacularTitle:男性职业足球运动员急性大腿肌肉拉伤的磁共振成像表现
- Author:
Yunneng CUI
;
Shaolin LI
;
Xiongguang LU
;
Jiewen YAN
;
Huang CEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
football athlete;
muscle strain;
magnetic resonance imaging;
thigh
- From:
Journal of Practical Radiology
2015;(7):1152-1154,1158
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate MR findings of acute thigh muscle strains in male football athletes.Methods Twenty five thighs of 21 football athletes with acute muscle strains were analyzed retrospectively.All subjects were examined with MR unit.The anatomical location,size,severity,signal features of the acute strained muscles were analyzed by two experienced radiologists based on MR images.Results There were 32 muscles involved totally,including 1 9 hamstring muscles,5 adductor muscles,7 quadriceps femoris,and 1 sartorius muscle.18 muscles were MR grade 1 injuries,14 of grade 2,and these was no grade 3 injuries.Conclusion Thigh muscle injury of football athletes most frequently involved the hamstring muscle,and MR is an effective tool for detecting acute muscle strains of the thigh.
