Hamstring muscle strains in professional football players: A 10-year review

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 843-850

  Elliott, Marcus C C W ^a   Zarins, Bertram ^b   Powell, John W ^c   Kenyon, Charles D ^a  

^a Peak Performance Project   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

hamstring; injury; muscle strain; National Football League; NFL

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INJURY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICS; THIGH; UNITED STATES;

FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; THIGH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954486780     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510394647     Document Type: Review

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