Hamstring Injury Imaging Insights

This article reviews the clinical characteristics, mechanisms, and location of hamstring injuries based on MRI and ultrasound findings highlighting key factors that help guide treatment strategies and prevent recurrent injuries.As we know, muscle injuries are the most frequent type of sport trauma and among them, the hamstrings are the most commonly aVected muscle group, particularly the bicep femoris.The hamstring muscles originate from the X-scaled tuberosity and insert distally, the bicep femoris insert into the head of the fibula while the semitendinosus and the semimembranosus insert on the medial aspect of the tibia.