“Tennis leg”: gastrocnemius injury is a far more common cause than plantaris rupture

We report a typical case of “tennis leg”, in which the main finding was a fluid collection between the medial head of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. Since the first clinical description of this entity in 1883, the injury has been attributed to rupture of the plantaris tendon. However, recent...

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Main Authors: Joelle R. Harwin, BS, Dr. Michael L. Richardson, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004331630303X