Isolated acute hip adductor brevis strain.

Journal Article

Acute muscle strain occurs as a result of an eccentric contraction that exceeds the biomechanical strength of the musculotendinous junction of a single muscle within a synergistic group. To date, only the (hip) adductor longus was shown to sustain this type of injury. In this case report, I describe the first published example of an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-documented acute hip adductor brevis strain.

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Duke Authors

Attarian, David Edward

Cited Authors

Attarian, DE

Published Date

2000

Published In

Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association

Volume / Issue

9 / 3

Start / End Page

213 - 215

PubMed ID

12135305

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1059-1052

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United States