Proximal hamstring strains of stretching type in different sports: Injury situations, clinical and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics, and return to sport

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1799-1804

  Askling, Carl M ^a,b,d   Tengvar, Magnus ^c   Saartok, Tönu ^b   Thorstensson, Alf ^a  

^a SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Sophiahemmet Hospital   (Sweden)

^d Box 5626 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hamstrings; MRI; Palpation; Recovery time; Tendon; Various sports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMSTRING; HIP; HUMAN; ISCHIUM; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT; STRETCHING; TENDON; THIGH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; THIGH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 50049101240     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508315892     Document Type: Article

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