Abstract
Objectives
To correlate the mean time of return of athletes to sport after acute injury of the
thigh muscle with hematoma that was punctured or not.
Methods
Study based on clinical intervention, controlled and non-randomized with 20 amateur
and professional athletes, divided into moderate and total or subtotal thighs lesions,
according with the Munich Consensus Statement. Nine athletes were included in the
intervention group and 11 athletes in the control group. In the intervention group,
the athletes were submitted to a puncture of the hematoma, associated to physical
therapy; the control group did only physical therapy. The variable mean time of return
to sport was analyzed using the Mann-Whitney test and a significance level of 5% (p < 0.05; 95% confidence interval [CI]) was established.
Results
The mean group was composed mostly of men, eight of them were amateur athletes. There
were three women, two of whom were amateur athletes. The average age of participants
was 34.70 ± 12.79 years. There were 13 patients with posterior thigh lesions, 5 with
anterior lesions and two with adductor lesions. Considering all injuries, the mean
time of return to sport was of 48.50 ± 27.50 days in the intervention group. In the
control group, this period was of 102.09 ± 52.02 days, showing a statistically significant
difference between them (p = 0.022).
Conclusion
In the present study, hematoma drainage in athletes with moderate and total or subtotal
muscle injuries associated with hematomas decreased their return time to sport.
Keywords
skeletal muscle/injuries - thigh - hematoma - drainage
