The body composition phenotype of an athlete displays the complex interaction among
genotype, physiological and metabolic demands of a sport, diet, and physical training …

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is increasingly applied to study skeletal muscle physiology,
anatomy, and pathology. The reason for this growing interest is that DTI offers unique …

The commonly used muscle injury grading systems based on three grades of injury,
representing minor, moderate and complete injuries to the muscle, are lacking in diagnostic …

There are three major questions about return to play (RTP) after hamstring injuries: How
should RTP be defined? Which medical criteria should support the RTP decision? And who …

In sports-related muscle injuries, the main goal of the sports medicine physician is to return
the athlete to competition—balanced against the need to prevent the injury from worsening …

Rationale Hamstring injuries are common in elite sports. Muscle injury classification systems
aim to provide a framework for diagnosis. The British Athletics Muscle Injury Classification …

Purpose To develop a protocol for diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) of the complete upper legs
and to demonstrate feasibility of detection of subclinical sports-related muscle changes in …

Background Acute hamstring re-injuries are common and hard to predict. The aim of this
study was to investigate the association between clinical and imaging findings and the …

Background There is an ongoing debate regarding the optimal criteria for return to sport after
an acute hamstring injury. Less than 10% isokinetic strength deficit is generally …

Background: Despite relatively high reinjury rates after acute hamstring injuries, there is a
lack of detailed knowledge about where and when hamstring reinjuries occur, and studies …