Acute obturator internus muscle strain in a rugby player : a case report

Velleman, Mark D.; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Strauss, Org

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Acute obturator internus muscle strain in a rugby player : a case report

Velleman, Mark D.; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Strauss, Org

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56259

Date: 2015-09

Abstract:

A 28-year-old male rugby player presented with severe onset of right hip pain when he fell awkward after a ruck during an international match. A rare case of an acute strain of the obturator internus muscle, a deep muscle of the hip joint, is reported, which resolved completely after a period of rest and intense active physical therapy.

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