Table 3

Hamstring injury type

Total, % (95% CI)Bruising/haematoma, % (95% CI)Biceps femoris belly, % (95% CI)Proximal MTJ, % (95% CI)Distal MTJ, % (95% CI)Semimembranosis/semitendinosis belly, % (95% CI)Unspecified, % (95% CI)
Injury type
 New63.9 (59.0 to 68.5)100.065.0 (58.0 to 72.6)42.6 (29.6 to 55.6)74.5 (59.6 to 87.2)58.3 (41.7 to 75.0)62.9 (52.8 to 73.0)
 Recurrent36.1 (31.5 to 41.0)35.0 (27.4 to 42.0)53.7 (40.7 to 66.7)25.5 (12.8 to 40.4)41.7 (25.0 to 58.3)37.1 (27.0 to 47.2)
Inciting activity
 Match play49.1 (42.5 to 57.1)80.0 (20.0 to 100.0)48.4 (58.0 to 61.1)48.1 (27.7 to 64.8)53.2 (34.0 to 71.2)50.0 (33.3 to 66.7)46.1 (38.2 to 79.8)
 Training45.9 (41.5 to 51.0)20.0 (0.0 to 60.0)46.5 (38.9 to 53.5)48.1 (35.2 to 61.1)44.7 (29.8 to 59.6)50.0 (33.3 to 66.7)37.1 (27.0 to 47.2)
 Gym1.6 (0.5 to 2.8)7.9 (11.2 to 29.2)
 Other1.6 (0.5 to 3.3)1.9 (0.0 to 4.5)3.8 (0.0 to 11.2)2.1 (0.0 to 6.4)1.1 (0.0 to 3.4)
Inciting mechanism
 Contact2.6 (1.2 to 4.2)100.001.9 (0.0 to 4.5)3.7 (0.0 to 9.3)
 Non-contact97.4 (95.8 to 98.8)98.1 (95.5 to 100)96.3 (90.7 to 100)100.00100.00100.00
 Sprinting73.4 (69.2 to 77.6)77.1 (70.1 to 82.8)61.1 (48.1 to 74.1)80.9 (68.1 to 91.5)72.2 (55.6 to 86.1)84.3 (76.4 to 91.0)
 Kicking4.4 (2.6 to 6.3)4.5 (1.3 to 7.6)9.3 (1.9 to 16.7)4.3 (0.0 to 10.6)8.3 (0.0 to 19.4)2.2 (0.0 to 5.6
 Turning3.5 (1.9 to 5.4)3.8 (1.3 to 7.0)7.4 (1.9 to 14.8)4.3 (0.0 to 10.6)1.1 (0.0 to 3.4)
 Landing1.9 (0.7 to 3.3)1.3 (0.0 to 3.2)5.6 (0.0 to 11.1)2.1 (0.0 to 10.6)5.6 (0.0 to 19.4)
Type
 Acute77.6 (73.4 to 81.6)100.0084.7 (79.0 to 90.4)68.5 (55.6 to 81.5)68.1 (55.3 to 80.9)88.9 (77.8 to 97.2)78.7 (69.7 to 86.5)
 Chronic5.8 (3.7 to 8.2)3.2 (0.6 to 6.4)13.0 (5.6 to 22.2)2.1 (0.0 to 6.4)2.8 (0.0 to 8.3)9.0 (3.4 to 15.7)
 Overuse15.9 (12.6 to 19.3)12.1 (7.0 to 17.2)18.5 (9.3 to 29.6)29.8 (17.0 to 42.6)8.3 (0.0 to 19.4)12.4 (5.6 to 20.2)