2006 Worsening thigh pain after blunt trauma

Description: Medicine On-Line Images in Radiology LT Kendall Lane MD MC USN
A 19 year-old otherwise healthy male presented with right thigh pain for three weeks after another player’s knee struck him playing basketball. During the first week following the injury, he noted significant improvement in the pain with NSAIDs and ice. However after the initial improvement and return to activity, the right thigh pain gradually worsened and inhibited his ability to lift his leg and walk up stairs.