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Signs and symptoms of this injury are usually non-specific and may resemble other, more common and benign overuse injuries.<\/jats:title>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Patients And Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Five Israeli Defense Forces Special Forces soldiers who were diagnosed with partial quadriceps muscle tears, following a \u201clow-kick\u201d exercise, aimed to the thigh, during \u201chand-to-hand combat\u201d training. Diagnosis and follow-up were made using thigh sonography.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Symptoms duration before diagnosis was 20.6\u00b19.41 days (mean\u00b1 SD, range: 7-35). Two of the soldiers were found to have myositis ossificans at the affected site, a known complication of muscle trauma. Treatment regime included a long rest and intensive physiotherapy, with a gradual return to active service. Downtime from diagnosis was 55.8\u00b117.3 days (mean\u00b1SD, range: 24-73). All patients eventually fully recovered and returned to active service.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Quadriceps muscle tear is a rare injury with a delayed presentation and diagnosis in highly motivated soldiers. Sonography facilitates diagnosis and monitoring of healing. Early diagnosis may decrease morbidity and allow earlier return to work.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/jramc-155-01-07","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,3,19]],"date-time":"2013-03-19T19:43:32Z","timestamp":1363722212000},"page":"24-26","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Traumatic Quadriceps Muscle Tears Among Israeli Special Forces Soldiers"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"155","author":[{"given":"Tal","family":"Marom","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Ground Forces Command, Israel Defense Forces, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"D","family":"Itskoviz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ground Forces Command, Israel Defense Forces, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"S","family":"Kutikov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ground Forces Command, Israel Defense Forces, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"JMD","family":"Naftal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"I","family":"Ostfeld","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ground Forces Command, Israel Defense Forces, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2009,3,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"383","DOI":"10.1097\/01.jsm.0000244605.34283.94","article-title":"Quadriceps contusions: clinical results of immediate immobilization in 120 degrees of knee flexion","volume":"16","author":"Aronen, J.G.; Garrick, J.G.; Chronister, R.D.; McDevitt, E.R.","year":"2006","unstructured":"Aronen JG, Garrick JG, Chronister RD, McDevitt ER. 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