DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS COMPLICATING RUPTURE OF THE MEDIAL HEAD OF THEGASTROCNEMIUS-MUSCLE

Rupture of the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle (''tennis leg'' ) is an affliction generally associated with athletic activity. The di agnosis is made by careful history and physical examination. Although its findings are characteristic, previous reports have documented misd iagnosis of this lesion as thrombophlebitis with resultant unnecessary anticoagulation and hemorrhagic complications. An unusual case is pre sented in which ipsilateral thrombophlebitis developed in a preexistin g obvious case of tennis leg. This is believed to be the first such ca se reported in the literature and illustrates the possibility of both conditions coexisting in the same extremity.