Rectus abdominis rhabdomyolysis after sit ups: Unexpected detection by bone scan

Pan Fu Kao*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Uptake of technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate by the rectus abdominis muscle was unexpectedly found in a 29 year old man who had started to perform 30 to 40 sit ups a day for five days before the bone scan. After a week of rest, serum creatine kinase activity was still abnormal but muscle uptake of technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate had ceased. This specific muscle injury after short term sit ups as well as the resolution of the phenomenon within a week are of interest.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)253-254
Number of pages2
JournalBritish Journal of Sports Medicine
Volume32
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bone scan
  • Rectus abdominis
  • Rhabdomyolysis
  • Sit ups
  • Technetium-99m

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