Ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle electrolysis of rectus femoris muscle injury: A case report
Mustafa Turgut Yıldızgören1
, Mustafa Hüseyin Temel2, Yurdagül Baygül3, Fatih Bağcier4
1Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Türkiye
2Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Sultan 2.Abdul Hamid Khan Educational and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
3Sports Medicine Department, Konya City Hospital, Konya, Türkiye
4Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Başakşehir Çam And Sakura City Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
Keywords: Rectus femoris tear, percutaneous needle electrolysis, pain management
Abstract
Quadriceps strains are common in sports, including kicking and repetitive sprinting activities like football. The rectus femoris, a muscle located in the front of thigh that crosses two joints, is the most often damaged muscle in the quadriceps group. Percutaneous electrolysis therapy is an invasive procedure that is used for treating several musculoskeletal problems. It was initially developed and used to treat chronic patellar tendinopathy; however, its spectrum of applications have rapidly expanded.
A 34-year-old male recreative football player admitted with pain in the anterior region of his thigh started by a sudden sharp sensation while playing football. Following musculoskeletal examination and imaging evaluations, a grade 2 rectus femoris injury was identified. This patient received successful ultrasonography-guided percutaneous electrolysis therapy.
Cite this article as: Yildizgoren MT, Temel MH, Baygul Y, Bagcier F. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle electrolysis of rectus femoris muscle injury: A case report.Turk J Sports Med. 2025 Agu 15th; https://doi.org/10.47447/tjsm.0884
Concept – MTY, FB; Design - MTY; Supervision - FB; Materials– YB, MHT; DataCollection and/or Processing – YB, MHT; Analysis and İnterpretation – MHT; Literature Review – YB; Writing manuscript – MTY, FB; Critical Reviews – MHT.All authors contributed to the final version of the manuscript and discussed the results and contributed to the final manuscript.
The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to authorship and/or publication of the article.
The authors received no financial support for the research and/or publication of this article.
