Quadriceps contusions in young athletes. Relation of severity of injury to treatment and prognosis.

Army cadets who had sports injuries to their quadriceps femoris during one academic year were grouped according to the severity of the contusion-mild, moderate, or severe. The extent to which knee flexion was limited ( 120 degrees) corresponded to the severity of injury as did

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