A Case of Ischial Bursitis Occurring in Obturator Externus Muscle Injury in Professional Football Player - Abstract
The obturator externus muscle plays an essential role in hip stability. In professional athletes early diagnosis in case of injury is important to allow a quick return to sporting activity.A 25-year-old high-level professional football player suffered an obturator externus muscle injury during an official match for which he under went multiple MRI examinations in recovery period.A type 3 muscular injury was observed and studied: during subsequent checks, the lesion showed physiological repair phenomena but allowed to highlight the presence of a bursal collection of the obturator externus at the ischiatic insertion of the muscle. This type of bursa of the obturator externus muscle has never been described in the literature both in cadavers and in vivo patients. Identifying this type of bursitis in professional soccer players in case of obturator externus injury is essential to avoid prolonged hip pain and excessively long recovery time.