Complete resolution of a hamstring intramuscular tendon injury on MRI is not necessary for a clinically successful return to play.

Robin VermeulenEmad AlmusaStan BuckensWillem SixRodney WhiteleyGuus ReurinkAdam WeirMaarten MoenGino M M J KerkhoffsJohannes L Tol

Published in: British journal of sports medicine (2020)

Complete resolution of an intramuscular tendon injury on MRI is not necessary for clinically successful RTP. From injury to RTP, the intramuscular tendon displayed signs of healing. Intramuscular tendon characteristics of those with or without a reinjury were similar.

Keyphrases

anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
rotator cuff
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
single molecule
diffusion weighted imaging