Acute Proximal Hamstring Rupture

Acute proximal hamstring rupture.

Hamstring strain is common in athletes, and both diagnosis and surgical treatment of this injury are becoming more common. Nonsurgical treatment of complete ruptures has resulted in complications such as muscle weakness and sciatic neuralgia. Surgical treatment recently has been advocated to repair the complete rupture of the hamstring tendons from the ischial tuberosity. Surgical repair involv...

Surgical repair of complete proximal hamstring tendon rupture.

BACKGROUND Complete proximal hamstring tendon rupture is a rare injury associated with significant functional loss. Nonoperative treatment has proven inadequate in returning patients to their previous activity level. PURPOSE We wanted to describe the outcome of primary surgical repair of the proximal hamstring tendon avulsion. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. METHODS Between 1994 ...

Early Surgical Repair of Acute Complete Rupture of the Proximal Hamstring Tendons

Hamstring injuries are common forms of muscle strains in athletes but a complete rupture of a proximal hamstring origin is rare. Often there is a considerable delay in diagnosis and stringent treatment because of its rarity, difficulty in clinical diagnosis, and initial attempts of conservative care. We report two cases of acute complete rupture of the proximal hamstring tendons treated with ea...

Surgical technique for repair of acute proximal hamstring tears.

The surgical technique for repair of acute proximal hamstring tears is relatively recent. Installation of the patient is critical. The approach is either vertical under the gluteal fold in case of a complete tear with tendon retraction of more than 6 cm, or horizontal in the gluteal fold for retraction of less than 6 cm or for partial tears. After identification and neurolysis of the sciatic ne...

Proximal Hamstring Avulsions