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Nonoperative Treatment for Proximal Avulsion of the Rectus Femoris in Professional American Football

Seth C. Gamradt, Robert H. Brophy, Ronnie Barnes, Russell F. Warren, J. W. Thomas Byrd, Bryan T. Kelly

The American Journal of Sports Medicine · 2009 · 103 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

Proximal avulsions of the rectus femoris can be treated nonoperatively with a high degree of predictability for return to full, unrestricted participation in professional American football.

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