Participant characteristics of the expert panels
| Characteristic | Categories | Survey round 1 N=35 | Meeting N=15 | Survey final round N=99 |
| Sex | (M:F) | 33:2 | 14:1 | 81:18 |
| Age (years) | 27–36 | 11 (31.4 %) | 6 | 32 (31.6%) |
| 37–46 | 13 (37.1%) | 4 | 33 (33.7%) | |
| 47–56 | 9 (25.7%) | 4 | 20 (20.4%) | |
| 57–70 | 2(5.7%) | 1 | 14 (14.3%) | |
| Role clinician | Clinician only | 3 (5.7%) | 26 (25%) | |
| Researcher/scientist only | 2 (8.6%) | 11 (11 %) | ||
| Clinician+researcher | 30 (85.7%) | 15 (100%) | 62 (63%) | |
| Neither clinician nor researcher | 0 | 1 (1%) | ||
| Hamstring cases/year | None | 0 | 5 (5%) | |
| 0–5 | 1 (2.9%) | 6 (6%) | ||
| 5–9 | 6 (17.1%) | 25 (24%) | ||
| 10–14 | 7 (20%) | 12 (12%) | ||
| 15–19 | 10 (28.6%) | 13 (13%) | ||
| 20 or more | 11 (31.4%) | 38 (38%) | ||
| Healthcare profession | Sports medicine physician | 4 (10%) | 1 (7%) | 21 (18 %) |
| Orthopaedic surgeon | 8 (21%) | 5 (35%) | 18 (17 %) | |
| Physical therapist | 22 (55%) | 10 (64%) | 43 (40 %) | |
| Sports scientist | 1 (3%) | 25 (24 %) | ||
| Athletic trainer/strength and conditioning coach | 2 (5%) | 7 (6 %) | ||
| Other | 2 (5%) | 2 (2%) | ||
| Country of practice | North America | 4 (11%) | 10 (10%) | |
| Europe | 26 (66%) | 12 (80%) (UK, Neth, Ir) | 65 (64%) | |
| Middle East/Africa | 4 (11%) | 1 (7%) SAf | 12 (12%) | |
| Southeast Asia | 1 (1%) | |||
| South America | 1 (1%) | |||
| Australasia/pacific | 5 (13%) | 2 (13%) (Aust) | 10 (10%) | |
| Sports | Football | 31 (29%) | 4 (27%) | 79 (80%) |
| Athletics | 19 (19%) | 2 (13%) | 59 (60%) | |
| Rugby codes | 13 (12%) | 4 (27%) | 40 (40%) | |
| NFL (North American football) | 5 (5%) | 9 (9%) | ||
| AFL (Australian Rules football) | 3 (3%) | 9 (9%) | ||
| Basketball | 9 (9%) | 30 (30%) | ||
| Volleyball | 4 (4%) | 1 (1%) | ||
| Skiing and winter sports | 9 (9%) | 21 (21%) | ||
| Hockey | 3 (3%) | 1 (7%) | 22 (21%) | |
| Judo/martial arts/wrestling | 2 (2%) | 24 (24%) | ||
| Cricket | 15 (15%) | |||
| Ice hockey | 12 (12%) | |||
| Acrobatics/gymnastics/dance | 17 (17%) | |||
| Gaelic football | 7 (7%) | |||
| Racquet sports | 17 (17%) | |||
| Handball | 20 (20%) | |||
| Other | 9 (8%) | 4 (27%) | 6 (6%) | |
| Years working with hamstring injury pathology | 0–4 | 5 (14.3%) | 17 (17%) | |
| 5-9 | 8 (22.9%) | 13 (13%) | ||
| 10-14 | 9 (25.7%) | 22 (21%) | ||
| 15–20 | 4 (11.4%) | 23 (23%) | ||
| More than 20 | 9 (25.7%) | 24 (24%) | ||
| Highest academic achievement | Bachelor/diploma | 14 (14%) | ||
| Masters | 35 (35%) | |||
| PhD | 34 (35%) | |||
| Clinical doctorate | 15 (15%) | |||
| Had hamstring injury personally | Hamstring problem | 38 (38%) | ||
| Not applicable | 61 (62%) |
Aust, Australia ; IR, Ireland; Neth, Netherlands; SAf, South Africa.