Background: Involvement of the intramuscular (central) tendon in acute hamstring injuries,
as detected on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), may prolong recovery times. To date, it …

Background Acute hamstring injury that includes intramuscular tendon injury has been
suggested to be associated with increased reinjury risk. These observations were based on …

Background Hamstring injury with intramuscular tendon involvement is regarded as a
serious injury with a delay in return to play (RTP) of more than 50 days and reinjury rates up …

Background: Proximal full-thickness free hamstring tendon injury (ie, tendon avulsion or
rupture) is a severe injury. Treatment decision making relies on clinical factors and magnetic …

Background Sports physicians are increasingly requested to perform magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) of acute hamstring muscle injuries and to provide a prognosis of the time to …

Objectives To describe in detail the anatomic distribution of acute hamstring injuries in
football players, and to assess the relationship between location and extent of edema and …

Background Clinical decision-making around intramuscular tendon injuries of the
hamstrings is a controversial topic in sports medicine. For this injury, MRI at return to play …

Background: The hamstring muscles are the most commonly injured muscle group in many
different sports. Recovery time is often unpredictable and prolonged, and recurrent injury is …

Background Recent literature has reported intramuscular tendon (IT) disruption is
associated with longer return to play (RTP) following acute hamstring injury. Objectives …

OBJECTIVE. Hamstring injuries are common in sports. Although management and
outcomes are sport specific, clinical evaluation alone is a poor guide for treatment planning …