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ACUTE CALCIFIC TENDINITIS OF THE RECTUS FEMORIS

J. S. Sarkar, MD, FRCS, Associate Specialist in Orthopaedics; F. S. Haddad, BSc, FRCS, Registrar in Orthopaedics; S. V. Crean, BDS, MB BS, FDS, Senior House Officer in Orthopaedics; and P. Brooks, DMRD, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist

Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 4AB, UK.

Correspondence should be sent to Mr F. S. Haddad at 46B Hanover Gate Mansions, Park Road, London NW1 4SN, UK.

We report six caucasian patients who had acute pain in the hip and marked limitation of all movements of the joint. Plain radiographs and CT of the pelvis showed calcification within the reflected head of rectus femoris. All six responded to accurate CT-controlled injections of corticosteroid and local anaesthetic with dramatic and prolonged pain relief, although one required a second injection for recurrence of symptoms after two months.






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