Open AccessCalcific tendinopathy of the direct head of rectus femoris: a rare cause of groin pain treated with ultrasound guided percutaneous irrigation
Author(s) -
E. McLoughlin,
A. Iqbal,
R. M. Tillman,
Steven James
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1971-3495
pISSN - 1876-7931
DOI - 10.1007/s40477-019-00402-4
Subject(s) - medicine , groin , tendinopathy , percutaneous , rectus femoris muscle , ultrasound , surgery , radiology , tendon , electromyography , physical medicine and rehabilitation
Groin pain can be caused by a myriad of pathologies. Abnormalities of the rectus femoris are a very rare cause of groin pain; calcific tendinopathy of the direct head is particularly so, with only two case reports in the literature. We report the first case of calcific tendinopathy of the direct head of the rectus femoris that was treated effectively with ultrasound-guided percutaneous irrigation of calcific tendinopathy (USPICT). The anatomy of the rectus femoris and the technique for US-PICT of the rectus femoris are also described.