RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Clinical predictors of time to return to competition and of recurrence following hamstring strain in elite Australian footballers
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 415
OP 419
DO 10.1136/bjsm.2008.048181
VO 44
IS 6
A1 Price Warren
A1 Belinda J Gabbe
A1 Michal Schneider-Kolsky
A1 Kim L Bennell
YR 2010
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/44/6/415.abstract
AB Objective To investigate early clinical predictors of time to return to competition and of recurrence following hamstring strain. Design Prospective observational study. Setting Elite level of Australian football competition. Participant 59 players who suffered a hamstring strain in 2002 season. Predictors Clinical assessment by a physiotherapist and questionnaire. Main outcome measures Time taken to return to play and recurrence of hamstring injury within 3 weeks. Results Players taking more than 1 day to walk pain-free were significantly more likely (p=0.018) to take longer than 3 weeks to return to competition (adjusted odds ratio 4.0; 95% CI 1.3 to 12.6). Nine players (15.2%) experienced an injury recurrence, all involving the biceps femoris. Recurrence was more likely in players who reported a hamstring injury in the past 12 months (adjusted odds ratio 19.6; 95% CI 1.5 to 261.0; p=0.025). Conclusion Time to walk pain-free and previous hamstring injury are predictors of time to return to competition and recurrence, respectively, and should be included in a clinical assessment to aid in prognosis.