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A 22-year-old male professional basketball player felt a sharp burning pain in the mid-calf, associated with a snapping sensation during training.
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Rodrigo, R.M., Padrón, M., Sanchez-Lacalle, E. (2010). Tendons and Muscles. In: Learning Musculoskeletal Imaging. Learning Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88000-4_3
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