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Imaging of hamstring injuries: therapeutic implications

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Though recent research into the diagnosis and management of hamstring disorders has resulted in early and accurate recognition of injury, hamstring strain remains the most common form of muscle injury in the active population. With prompt recognition of hamstring strain, an appropriate rest and rehabilitation routine may be devised by the sports clinician in the hope of avoiding future and possibly more debilitating injury. As such, imaging has played a pivotal role in assisting athletes, both elite and recreational, in returning to activity expeditiously.

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Koulouris, G., Connell, D. Imaging of hamstring injuries: therapeutic implications. Eur Radiol 16, 1478–1487 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-005-0075-3

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