How much do you know about hamstring strains and thigh injuries in sports?

• Hamstring strains are common in individuals who run and/or kick hard in sports like basketball, football, and baseball.
• These strains may tear part of the tendinous attachments of the hamstrings to the ischial tuberosity.
• Hamstring strains are twice as common as quadriceps strains.
• Thigh strains are usually accompanied by contusion and tearing of muscle fibers, resulting in rupture of blood vessels.
• Hematoma is contained by dense fascia Iata.
• Tearing of hamstring fibers is often very painful and can cause the athlete to fall and writhe in pain.
• These injuries often result from inadequate warming up before practice or competition or due to powerful quadriceps.
• Avulsion of the ischial tuberosity may result from forcible flexion of the hip with the knee extended.
• Avulsion can occur when kicking a football.
• Avulsion may result in tearing away of the proximal attachment of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus.

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