Avulsion of the Hamstring Muscles from the Ischial Tuberosity

Functional Outcomes and Return to Sports After Acute Repair, Chronic Repair, and Allograft Reconstruction for Proximal Hamstring Ruptures

“…An increasing number of studies have reported outcomes after surgical treatment of proximal hamstring ruptures (Table 2). [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][9][10][11][13][14][15][17][18][19]21 Return to sports has ranged from 67% to 100%, with universally high satisfaction rates after proximal hamstring repair. A recent systematic review was performed looking at nonsurgical compared with surgical treatment and acute versus chronic surgery for proximal hamstring ruptures.…”

Complete Avulsion of the Proximal Hamstring Insertion: Functional Outcomes After Nonsurgical Treatment

“…A complete rupture is defined as the tearing of all three tendons (biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus) from the ischial tuberosity 7,8 . Since the initial report of this entity in adults 9 , the literature has supported early surgical repair in acute tears [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] . A delay in surgical management results in residual loss of function 20 , persistent pain and weakness with delay in return to sports 8,11,15,21,23 , and late sciatic nerve palsy 24 .…”

Surgical Treatment of Acute versus Chronic Complete Proximal Hamstring Ruptures

“…Poor functional results have been reported in patients with complete proximal tears treated nonoperatively. 11 Although promising results have been reported after surgical treatment of acute and chronic complete ruptures, [1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9][10]12 chronic reconstructions have had less optimal results in 2 studies. 10,11 Because of the low incidence of this injury, most published reports are retrospective case series with limited numbers.…”