Table 1

Summary of keyword grouping employed during database searches

Muscle groupInjuryTime
Hamstring*Injur*Past
SemitendinosusStrain*Prior
SemimembranosusTearRetrospective*
‘Biceps Femoris’Rupture*Previous*
‘Posterior Thigh’Pull*Recent*
ThighTraumaHistor*
Torn

  • *Truncation. Boolean term OR was used within categories, while AND was used between categories.