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MSK lower quadrant
Thigh injuries
Muscle injury
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Cards (6)
Muscle injury - Mechanism:
Acute
overuse
External
trauma
Muscle injury - Subjective:
Patients report a
pull
/
strain
sensation during
activity
(mechanical) +/- audible
pop
Worse
with
activity
,
better
with
rest
Loss
of
muscular
function
that becomes
progressive
Muscle injury - Objective findings
Pain
on
resisted
muscular
contraction
: outer / mid / inner range
Localised
pain
on
palpation
Pain
on active / passive
stretch
Muscular
weakness
on
contraction
+/-
oedema
and
swelling
Two
joint muscles more
vulnerable
Muscle injury - CLASSIFICATION ON ANATOMICAL LOCATION:
Myofascial
Musculotendinous
Intratendinous
Muscle injury - CLASSIFICATION ON ANATOMICAL LOCATION:
A)
myofascial
B)
musculotendinous
C)
intratendinous
3
Muscle injury - CLASSIFICATION ON EXTENT OF MRI CHANGES:
0 =
DOMS
1 =
Small
muscle
tearing
2 =
Moderate
muscle
tearing
3 =
Extensive
muscle
tearing
4 =
Complete
muscular
tear