ReviewKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2013
Diagnosis and prognosis of acute hamstring injuries in athletes.
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Rehabilitation of Acute Hamstring Injuries in Male Athletes: A Prospective Single-site Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Two Rehabilitation Protocols With Different Emphasis on Eccentric Exercises
The Acute Effects of Different Hamstring Muscle Stretching Techniques on Reducing Muscle Resistance to Movement by Ultrasound Elastography
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 114 citations in OpenAlex.
- Can Clinical Evaluation Predict Return to Sport after Acute Hamstring Injuries? A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Pooled it
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- MRI observations at return to play of clinically recovered hamstring injuries.British journal of sports medicine · 2014Trial
- Role of Ultrasonography and MRI in Acute Hamstring Strains: Diagnostic and Prognostic Insights.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Functional Outcomes of Proximal Hamstring Tendon Repair in Patients Over 40 Treated Without Postoperative Bracing.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Proposed modified classification system of the Munich Consensus Statement. Can the area of haemorrhagic effusion in muscle injuries be the dividing line between mild (3A) and moderate (3B) injuries?Polish journal of radiology · 2025Article
- Maximum-Speed Single-Leg Bridge Test for Concentric Functional Assessment and Exercise in an Athlete with Recurrent Hamstring Strain Injuries: A Case Report.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Speed Matters in Nordic Hamstring Exercise: Higher Peak Knee Flexor Force during Fast Stretch-Shortening Variant Compared to Standard Slow Eccentric Execution in Elite Athletes.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Comparison of the Effects of Superficial and Deep Heat Agents on Hamstring Muscle Flexibility in Healthy Individuals.Journal of clinical practice and research · 2023Article
- Differences in Peak Knee Flexor Force between Eccentric-Only and Combined Eccentric-Concentric Nordic Hamstring Exercise.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Diagnosis, prevention and treatment of common lower extremity muscle injuries in sport - grading the evidence: a statement paper commissioned by the Danish Society of Sports Physical Therapy (DSSF).British journal of sports medicine · 2020Review
- Correlating clinical assessment and MRI findings in diagnosing calf injuries in elite male Australian rules footballers.Skeletal radiology · 2020Article
- Relationship Between Hamstring Flexibility and Extensor Muscle Activity During a Trunk Flexion Task.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2020Article
- New MRI muscle classification systems and associations with return to sport after acute hamstring injuries: a prospective study.European radiology · 2018Article
- Adult thigh muscle injuries-from diagnosis to treatment: what the radiologist should know.Skeletal radiology · 2018Review
- Cohen's MRI scoring system has limited value in predicting return to play.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2018Article
- Italian consensus conference on guidelines for conservative treatment on lower limb muscle injuries in athlete.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2018Article
- [Muscular injuries of athletes : Importance of ultrasound].Der Radiologe · 2017Review
- MRI detection of soleus muscle injuries in professional football players.Skeletal radiology · 2017Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeIdentification of the most relevant diagnostic and prognostic factors of physical examination and imaging of hamstring injuries in (elite) athletes.
methodsA literature search was conducted in MEDLINE and EMBASE for articles between 1950 and April 2011. A survey was distributed among the members of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy, which focused on physical examination, prognosis, imaging and laboratory tests of hamstring injuries in (elite) athletes.
resultsMedical history, inspection and palpation of the muscle bellies and imaging are most valuable at the initial assessment according to the literature. Experts considered medical history, posture and gait inspection, inspection and palpation of muscle bellies, range of motion tests, manual muscle testing, referred pain tests and imaging to be most important in the initial assessment of hamstring injuries. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is preferred over ultrasonography and should take place within 3 days post-trauma. Important prognostic factors are injury grade, length of the muscle tear on MR images, MRI-negative injuries and trauma mechanism.
conclusionsPosture and gait inspection, inspection and palpation of muscle bellies, range of motion tests, manual muscle testing and referred pain tests within 2 days post-trauma were identified as the most relevant diagnostic factors. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Literature review and expert opinion, Level V.
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