ReviewKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2013
Total proximal hamstring ruptures: clinical and MRI aspects including guidelines for postoperative rehabilitation.
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- Accelerated rehabilitation after proximal hamstring avulsion repair is safe and effective: Outcomes from randomized controlled trial of two different rehabilitation regimes.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Trial
- Initial Tendon Retraction is Associated with Muscle Degeneration After Nonoperatively Treated Proximal Hamstring Avulsions.Sports medicine - open · 2026Article
- Endoscopic Debridement and Repair of Proximal Hamstring Calcific Tendinopathy.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Functional Outcomes of Proximal Hamstring Tendon Repair in Patients Over 40 Treated Without Postoperative Bracing.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- The Cobra sign: A marker for overestimation of tendon retraction in proximal semimembranosus tendon avulsion.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- Proximal avulsion of the hamstring in young athlete patients: a case series and review of literature.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of Osteopathic Treatment in Adults with Short Hamstring Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Development and application of a proximal hamstring MRI-based scoring tool in patients undergoing proximal hamstring tendon surgical repair.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- 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
- Proximal Hamstring Ruptures: Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Return to Play.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2023Review
- Good Interrater Reliability for Standardized MRI Assessment of Tendon Discontinuity and Tendon Retraction in Acute Proximal Full-Thickness Hamstring Tendon Injury.The American journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Excellent clinical outcome and low complication rate after proximal hamstring tendon repair at mid-term follow up.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
- Accelerated rehabilitation results in good outcomes following acute repair of proximal hamstring ruptures.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2019Article
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- Patient-reported outcomes after surgical and non-surgical treatment of proximal hamstring avulsions in middle-aged patients.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2019Article
- Variability of United States Online Rehabilitation Protocols for Proximal Hamstring Tendon Repair.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2018Article
- Magnetic resonance imaging for assessing hamstring injuries: clinical benefits and pitfalls - a review of the current literature.Open access journal of sports medicine · 2017Review
- [Proximal rupture of the hamstring tendon : From clinical presentation to diagnosis and therapy].Der Unfallchirurg · 2016Article
- The correlation between the imaging characteristics of hamstring injury and time required before returning to sports: a literature review.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2016Review
- Complete tear of the distal hamstring tendons in a professional football player: a case report and review of the literature.Skeletal radiology · 2016Review
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Abstract
The aim of this article is to provide a state-of-the-art review for treatment of acute, total proximal hamstring tendon ruptures. For total proximal hamstring tendon ruptures, early (<2-3 w) surgical refixation minimizes muscle atrophy and facilitates a somewhat predictable time course for healing and rehabilitation. A postoperative rehabilitation program is detailed that has been used by one physical therapist for the past 7 years on over 200 patients with surgical repair for total proximal hamstring tendon rupture. One re-rupture has occurred, 7 months after surgery, following the rehabilitation program described herein. The rehabilitation program, including avoidance of postoperative bracing, appears effective for total proximal hamstring ruptures. Early surgery together with a specific rehabilitation program appears to be the treatment of choice for timely and safe return to sport and an active lifestyle. Level of evidence V.
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