Isolated avulsion fracture at the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s00256-014-1915-5.
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Abstract
An isolated avulsion fracture involving the femoral origin of the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle without an associated muscular, meniscal, or ligamentous injury is extremely rare. We report a case of a 14-year-old male wrestler who presented with a radiographically occult avulsion fracture of the medial gastrocnemius tendon sustained during competition. To our knowledge, this is the first case to describe a mechanism of injury as well as to report a return to competition after non-operative management.
Medical subject headings
- Knee Injuries
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Wrestling
Anatomy
- knee