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While lower-limb muscle strains are well documented, full-thickness lateral abdominal wall tears involving the external oblique, internal oblique, and transversus abdominis are rare in elite sprinting, with limited evidence to guide rehabilitation or return-to-sport decision-making. The purpose of this case report was to describe the rehabilitation and return-to-competition process following a full-thickness lateral abdominal wall tear in an elite international sprinter.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"case-description\">\n                    <jats:title>Case Description<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 22-year-old elite international sprinter sustained a full-thickness tear of the external oblique, internal oblique, and transversus abdominis during block acceleration. Rehabilitation commenced two days post-injury and emphasized early optimal loading, objective monitoring using trunk force profiling and sprint kinematic assessment, and collaborative decision-making across the medical, coaching, and performance teams. Progression was guided by athlete response and objective performance data rather than predetermined time-based criteria.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"outcomes\">\n                    <jats:title>Outcomes<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pain-free sprinting was achieved within 16 days, unrestricted training resumed by Day 18, and the athlete returned to competition on Day 28, recording a lifetime personal best of 10.08 seconds in the 100 m. Persistent asymmetries remained in selected trunk force measures despite successful return to competition.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"discussion\">\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case report provides a descriptive example of individualized, data-informed rehabilitation following a severe abdominal wall injury and may contribute to ongoing discussion regarding the role of objective monitoring, clinical reasoning, and symmetry restoration in return-to-sport decision-making.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"level-of-evidence\">\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>4<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.26603\/001c.165381","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,2]],"date-time":"2026-08-02T18:57:29Z","timestamp":1785697049000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Accelerated Return to Competition Following a Full-Thickness Abdominal Wall Tear in an Elite Sprinter: A Data-informed Case Report"],"prefix":"10.26603","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Paul","family":"Carragher","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/04bnxk453","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Sport Ireland","department":["Institute"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Frank","family":"O'Leary","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/04bnxk453","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Sport Ireland","department":["Institute"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kate","family":"Kirby","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/04bnxk453","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Sport Ireland","department":["Institute"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Martina","family":"McCarthy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/04bnxk453","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Sport Ireland","department":["Institute"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sarh Jane","family":"Cullen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/04bnxk453","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Sport Ireland","department":["Institute"]},{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/04a1a1e81","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Dublin City University","department":["Health & Human Performance"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Claire J","family":"Brady","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/04bnxk453","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Sport Ireland","department":["Institute"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"11140","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,2]]},"reference":[{"issue":"2","key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"128","DOI":"10.1177\/1754337117742885","article-title":"Determinants of block phase performance in sprinters","volume":"232","author":"P. 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