Imaging Location of Hamstring Muscle Lesions in Sport and Relationships With Injury Mechanism.

Imaging Location of Hamstring Muscle Lesions in Sport and Relationships With Injury Mechanism.

Hamstring muscle injuries are a common pathology in sports mainly present in sprint and acceleration sports, accounting for about 12% of all football injuries. Because of their frequency, risk of reinjury and financial cost, they can be considered as a public health problem. Improving knowledge of the pathophysiology of hamstring muscle injury appears to be a relevant research focus for prevention purposes.

This study is a cohort of athletes in the context of suspicion of hamstring muscle injuries.

Inclusion Criteria:

• To be recreational sportsmen, competitions, amateurs, high-level or professional
• Aged 18 to 50 years
• Perform an Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or an ultrasound of the thigh in the context of the suspicion of an acute hamstring muscle injury
• Injury during sport since less 21 days old.

Exclusion Criteria:

• a history of surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament with removal of the transplant in the posterior compartment of the thigh
• an antecedent of surgery of the thigh.
• inability to understand the French language for completing the self-questionnaire