Hamstring Muscles

An international group of experts published guidelines on hamstring lengthening surgery and anterior distal femoral hemiepiphysiodesis to guide surgeons in their care of ambulatory children with cerebral palsy.

Compared with conservative treatment, hematoma aspiration combined with platelet-rich plasma injection may shorten return to play and reduce recurrence rate among athletes with grade 2 hamstring strains, according to published results.

Compared with static hamstring stretching, dynamic hamstring stretching with strengthening exercises improved muscle activation and outcomes in patients with inflexible hamstrings and patellofemoral pain, according to published results.

When choosing a graft for PCL reconstruction, a presenter noted surgeons should save the extensor apparatus, which is protecting the PCL, and consider using a hamstring tendon graft as the primary graft choice.

Platelet-rich plasma combined with physical therapy for hamstring injury did not yield significant reductions in time to return to play or reinjury rates compared with no treatment or physical therapy alone, according to a study.

There was a significantly increased risk of graft ruptures in adolescent patients who underwent ACL reconstruction with hamstring tendon autografts augmented with allografts compared with patients who underwent reconstruction with comparably sized hamstring tendon autografts, according to recently published results.