Hamstring strains are one of most common sports injuries. The purpose of this literature
review is to summarize studies on hamstring strain injury rate, mechanism, and risk factors in …

Hamstring strain injuries are common among sports that involve sprinting, kicking, and high-
speed skilled movements or extensive muscle lengthening-type maneuvers with hip flexion …

Background Avulsion fractures of the pelvic apophyses typically occur in adolescent athletes
due to a sudden strong muscle contraction while growth plates are still open. The main …

Proximal hamstring ruptures are increasingly treated surgically, despite little high-level
supporting evidence. We sought to determine whether there are differences in clinical …

Background: The torn hamstring is a common athletic injury. The purpose of the present
study was to review the clinical presentation of this injury, the diagnostic imaging findings …

Background: At the present time, no systematic review, including a quality assessment, has
been published about the outcome after proximal hamstring avulsion repair. Purpose: To …

Acute hamstring injuries are one of the most common injuries resulting in loss of time for
athletes at all levels of competition. 1–8 Those involved in sports that require high sprinting …

Lower extremity avulsion fractures are uncommon in the pediatric population and can be
misdiagnosed without proper imaging and/or clinical suspicion for these injuries. The most …

Background: Low-cycle fatigue damage accumulating to the point of structural failure has
been recently reported at the origin of the human anterior cruciate ligament under strenuous …

Background: Avulsion of the proximal hamstring origin is well documented, and surgical
treatment is advocated for complete avulsions. Purpose: To compare the return to preinjury …