This is a case of a female patient with left groin pain after intense yoga exercises. The patient presented abnormal pattern of gait with no swelling over the groin, thigh, or buttock. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a tear of the quadratus femoris muscle with an associated extensive hematoma formation. Patient was treated with a rehabilitation program consisting of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and physiotherapy. At the follow-up control, the patient had improved her pain and flexibility of the hip, and gradually she returned to daily activities and yoga exercises. Such an entity is a rare cause of hip pain after exercise and should be kept in mind by the orthopedic surgeon, in cases of gluteal pain after intense physical activity. Moreover, such a condition should be included in the diagnostic algorithm of unknown origin hip pain.
Tzaveas A, Anastasopoulos N, Paraskevas G, Natsis K.. A Rare Case of Quadratus Femoris Muscle Rupture After Yoga Exercises. Clin J Sport Med 2015; (): . http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26513386 (accessed 01/12/2015).
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