Complete proximal hamstring avulsions: A series of 41 patients with operative treatment

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1110-1115

  Sarimo, Janne ^a,b   Lempainen, Lasse ^a,c   Mattila, Kimmo ^b,d   Orava, Sakari ^a,b  

^a Mehilainen Oy   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c SATAKUNTA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Complete tear; Hamstring; Muscle injury; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; SKIING; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44049105804     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508314427     Document Type: Article

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