Late swing or early stance? A narrative review of hamstring injury mechanisms during high‐speed running

@article{KenneallyDabrowski2019LateSO,
  title={Late swing or early stance? A narrative review of hamstring injury mechanisms during high‐speed running},
  author={Claire J B Kenneally-Dabrowski and Nicholas A. T. Brown and Adrian K. M. Lai and Diana M. Perriman and Wayne A. Spratford and Benjamin G. Serpell},
  journal={Scandinavian Journal of Medicine \& Science in Sports},
  year={2019},
  volume={29},
  pages={1083 - 1091}
}
Hamstring injuries are highly prevalent in many running‐based sports, and predominantly affect the long head of biceps femoris. Re‐injury rates are also high and together lead to considerable time lost from sport. However, the mechanisms for hamstring injury during high‐speed running are still not fully understood. Therefore, the aim of this review was to summarize the current literature describing hamstring musculotendon mechanics and electromyography activity during high‐speed running, and… 
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