Rugby Players Exhibit Stiffer Biceps Femoris, Lower Biceps Femoris Fascicle Length to Knee Extensors, and Knee Flexors to Extensors Muscle Volume Ratios Than Active Controls.
Gokhan YagizNami ShidaHironobu KurumaMasahiro FurutaKoji MorimotoMutsuo YamadaTatsuji UchiyamaHans-Peter KubisJulian Andrew OwenPublished in: International journal of sports physiology and performance (2023)
Future prospective studies should examine whether there are threshold values in BFlh passive muscle stiffness and BFlh fascicle length:KE, BFlh:KE, and KF:KE muscle volume ratios for predicting hamstring strain injuries.