Off the Courts: Occupational “Tennis Leg.”

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• Personal Author:
  Blanc PD ; Domeracki SJ ; Guntur S ; Landman Z
• Description:
  Objective: Injury to the gastrocnemius muscle (tennis leg) is a presenting complaint often associated with athletic pursuits. Despite that label, this form of injury is likely to be common to a variety of salaried and nonsalaried pursuits beyond sports. Method: We describe the presentation and management of two cases of "tennis leg" injury occurring in an occupational rather than athletic setting and review the relevant medical literature. Results: Partial tears of the medial insertion of the gastrocnemius tendon were documented in both cases, in the first through magnetic resonance imaging and in the second by ultrasound. Conclusion: Rupture of the tendon to the medial head of the gastrocnemius, the so-called "tennis leg" injury, should be considered as potentially work-related trauma, rather than taken to be solely a sports injury. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Tennis Leg Calf Trauma Gastrocnemius Muscle Tendon Rupture Industrial Leg Injuries Lower Extremities Muscle Tear Muscle Tissue Occupational Sports Injuries Work Related

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• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5-8
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056462
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2019 Jan; 67(1):5-8
• Contact Point Address:
  Sandra J. Domeracki, MSN, FNP-BC, COHN-S, San Francisco VA Health Care System, 4150 Clement Street, Building 203, San Francisco, CA 94121-1593, USA
• Email:
  sandyjdp@hotmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:993589e799dd30a24eda29fc8db4958e1578be0d800b1c66a7d9fbe03ad2ab9a4c24c55a32bcdb947d6d7684cfd14bb23666c4fbdbc4a8d4847d23a332916171
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214067/cdc_214067_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 171.61 KB ]