Key result
A 20-year-old female collegiate soccer athlete with a history of ACL reconstruction presented with deep vein thrombosis manifesting as deep and diffuse knee pain.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the presentation of deep vein thrombosis as deep and diffuse knee pain in a young female athlete following a non-contact injury.
DVT should be considered in athletes with atypical post-ACL knee pain; hypothesis-generating for VTE risk in young females.
Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Collegiate Female Soccer Player: A Case & Evidence- Supported Review An otherwise healthy, 20-year-old, collegiate female soccer athlete presented in our athletic training room complaining of deep and diffuse knee pain after a non-contact, weight bearing and torque producing mechanism while playing indoor soccer. Her past medical history revealed a successfully reconstructed anterior cruciate ligament following an ACL tear in the right lower extremity status post three years.
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J. Reynolds Timothy (2013) conducted a case report in Deep Vein Thrombosis (n=1). A 20-year-old female collegiate soccer athlete with a history of ACL reconstruction presented with deep vein thrombosis manifesting as deep and diffuse knee pain.
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