Return to competitive play after hamstring injuries involving disruption of the central tendon

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 111-115

  Comin, Jules ^a   Malliaras, Peter ^a   Baquie, Peter ^b   Barbour, Tim ^b   Connell, David ^a,c  

^a Imaging at Olympic Park   (Australia)

^b OLYMPIC PARK SPORTS MEDICINE CENTRE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biceps femoris; Central tendon; Hamstring; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INJURY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON INJURY;

FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDON INJURIES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879289169     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512463679     Document Type: Article

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