Citation

Constantinou M, Wilson A. Br. J. Sports Med. 2004; 38(6): e30.

Affiliation

University of Queensland, Physiotherapy Department, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia. m.constantinou@shrs.uq.edu.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bjsm.2003.007625

PMID

15562145

PMCID

PMC1724965

Abstract

Reports of traumatic injury to the anterior lower leg muscles are scarce, with only a handful of reports of traumatic injury to the tibialis anterior. A database search of Medline, Cinhal, and Sports Discus only revealed three such cases, and they did not result from a direct sporting injury. This report documents the case of a traumatic rupture of tibialis anterior muscle in a young female Gaelic football player. It details the surgical repair and management of tibialis anterior muscle and the physiotherapy rehabilitation to full function.

Language: en