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A 22-year-old rugby player presenting with stiffness of the right thigh after receiving a direct blow to the right anterior thigh during a tackle. a Sagittal and (b) axial STIR images show diffuse intramuscular hyperintensity, consistent with contusion injury of the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis and vastus intermedius muscles. Epifascial haematoma is noted superficially. The sagittal image demonstrates the longitudinal extent of the contusion injury and the haematoma
