ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2017
Distal Musculotendinous T Junction Injuries of the Biceps Femoris: An MRI Case Review.
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- Impact of Prior Hamstring Strain Injury on Muscle Morphology and Sprinting Biomechanics in Collegiate American Football Athletes.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Observational
- Myotendinous Junction development and repair.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2026Review
- Ultrasound-based classification and rehabilitation of biceps femoris T-junction injuries.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- A Novel Dynamic Ultrasound Assessment of T-Junction Hamstring Injury during Gym-Based Exercises: A Case Report in an Elite Football Player.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2026Article
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- Mechanical interactions between the biceps femoris long and short heads: Implications for T-junction hamstring injuries.Clinical physiology and functional imaging · 2025Article
- Hamstring T-Junction Surgical Repair: An Elite Footballer's Return to Play Journey Through a New Football-Centered Complex Approach.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- The Structure, Function, and Adaptation of Lower-Limb Aponeuroses: Implications for Myo-Aponeurotic Injury.Sports medicine - open · 2024Review
- Deciphering the Complexity: Addressing Recurrent Hamstring Injury in a Long-Distance Female Athlete.Cureus · 2024Article
- Bioactive fiber-reinforced hydrogel to tailor cell microenvironment for structural and functional regeneration of myotendinous junction.Science advances · 2024Article
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- Muscle dynamics analysis by clustered categories during jogging in patients with anterior cruciate ligament deficiency.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Managing Lower Limb Muscle Reinjuries in Athletes: From Risk Factors to Return-to-Play Strategies.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Review
- At mid- to long-term follow-up after proximal hamstring tendon avulsion; there was greater fatty infiltration, muscle atrophy and strength deficit in the hamstring muscles of the injured leg than in the uninjured leg.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Isolated complete rupture of distal biceps femoris tendon following a motor vehicle accident: A case report and review of the literature.Trauma case reports · 2023Article
- Return to Play Prediction Accuracy of the MLG-R Classification System for Hamstring Injuries in Football Players: A Machine Learning Approach.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- Distal posterolateral corner injury in the setting of multiligament knee injury increases risk of common peroneal palsy.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Tears of biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus are not equal-a new individual muscle-tendon concept in athletes.Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundInjury to the distal musculotendinous T junction (DMTJ) of the biceps femoris is a distinct clinical entity that behaves differently from other hamstring injuries due to its complex, multicomponent anatomy and dual innervation. Injury in this region demonstrates a particularly high rate of recurrence, even with prolonged rehabilitation times. PURPOSE: To describe the anatomy of the DMTJ of the biceps femoris and analyze the injury patterns seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to aid prognosis and rehabilitation and minimize the risk of recurrence. STUDY
designCross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3.
methodsAcute injury to the DMTJ of the biceps femoris was identified in 106 MRI examinations from 55 patients at a single institution. Each injury was classified as involving the long head, the short head, or both components of the DMTJ, with each component individually graded. Injuries were classified as recurrent if there was a previous MRI demonstrating an acute injury to the DMTJ or if there was scarring present at the site of an acute injury.
resultsOf the 106 acute injuries to the DMTJ of the biceps femoris, isolated injury to the long head component was the most common (51%), with both components involved in [round 42.5% to 43%] of cases. Isolated injury to the short head component accounted for 7% of cases. The recurrence rate for reinjury to the DMTJ was 54% in this series. The date of prior injury was known in 45 of 57 recurrent cases, with 34 of these reoccurring within 3 months (76%) and 40 reoccurring within 12 months (89%). The recurrent injury was of a higher grade than the prior injury in 22 of 44 instances (50%), the same grade in 16 instances (36%), and a lower grade in 6 instances (14%). Thus, 86% of recurrent injuries were of the same or higher grade than prior injury.
conclusionThese results suggest that high-risk muscle injuries, such as that to the DMTJ of the biceps femoris, should be evaluated using MRI to determine the structural components involved and to assess the extent and severity of injury.
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