Distal rupture of the adductor longus in a skier.
Acute adductor longus ruptures occur infrequently and have been rarely described in the literature. Schlegel et al. reviewed a series of adductor longus tendon ruptures and found that all ruptured proximally. A 42-year-old man with right hip pain 3 weeks following a skiing injury underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which demonstrated a distal adductor longus avulsion. The diagnosis of acute adductor longus injury can be difficult on physical examination alone, but MRI can accurately depict the site of injury. Surgery may be indicated for a proximal avulsion, but a distal injury may heal with nonoperative treatment, as in our case.
['Greditzer|Harry G|HG|', 'Nawabi|Danyal|D|', 'Li|Angela Eh|AE|', 'Jawetz|Shari T|ST|']
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Adductor Hip Skiing Injury MRI Sports medicine