Naslov
Backheel Pass During Forward Running as a Mechanism of Severe Acute Hamstring Injury in Football: A Case Report

Autori
Marković, Goran ; Karuc, Ivan

Vrsta, podvrsta
Radovi u časopisima, znanstveni

Izvornik
Clinical journal of sport medicine (2023)

Status rada
Prihvaćen

Ključne riječi
injury mechanism, injury prevention, muscle

Sažetak
Proximal hamstring tendon avulsions represent the most severe hamstring injury in sports and are typically sustained during stretch-related movements in closed kinetic chain: forced hip hyperflexion combined with knee extension. Here, we present the case study of the right-foot dominant professional football player with a severe proximal hamstring tendon avulsion injury and concomitant lower-grade injuries of hamstring muscle–tendon complex caused by a potentially new football-specific injury mechanism: right-foot backheel pass during forward running (ie, a kick directly backward). This mechanism involves a specific stretch-shortening cycle action of hamstring muscles in open- kinetic chain movement that has not yet been described in the scientific literature. Although further studies related to this football-specific hamstring injury mechanism are needed, clinicians and coaches working in football should be aware of it and potentially introduce additional injury mechanism-specific exercises and strategies for prevention of severe hamstring injuries which often require surgical intervention.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kineziologija

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