A combination of initial and follow-up physiotherapist examination predicts physician-determined time to return to play after hamstring injury, with no added value of MRI

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 431-439

  Jacobsen, Phil ^a   Witvrouw, Erik ^a,b   Muxart, Patrice ^a   Tol, Johannes L ^a,c   Whiteley, Rod ^a  

^a ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INJURIES; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG INJURIES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETURN TO SPORT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETURN TO SPORT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958093750     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095073     Document Type: Article

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