Point-of-care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Tennis Leg
A 38-year-old male presented with left calf pain after a fall while skiing. Physical examination revealed tenderness over the gastrocnemius with a palpable mass and pain with resisted plantar flexion. Point-of care-ultrasound (POCUS) of the gastrocnemius was consistent with a muscle rupture, and we...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2019-02-01
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Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9pv9t9mt |