hamstring muscles

Also known as hamstrings, hamstring

A hamstring () is any one of the three posterior thigh muscles in human anatomy between the hip and the knee: from medial to lateral, the semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris.

Key facts

Muscle.Name: Hamstring
Muscle.Image: Hamstrings.gif
Muscle.Caption: Rotating view of the hamstring muscles
Muscle.Origin: tuberosity of the ischium, linea aspera
Muscle.Insertion: tibia, fibula
Muscle.Blood: inferior gluteal artery, profunda femoris artery
Muscle.Nerve: sciatic nerve (tibial nerve and common fibular nerve)
Muscle.Action: flexion of knee, extension of hip
Muscle.Antagonist: Rectus femoris muscle

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Research

4,006 papers

Sonographic landmarks in hamstring muscles.Skeletal radiology · 2019
Hamstring Strain Injury Rehabilitation.Journal of athletic training · 2022
Impact of exercise selection on hamstring muscle activation.British journal of sports medicine · 2017
The mechanism of hamstring injuries - a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020
Hamstring Strain Injury in Athletes.The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy · 2022

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Etymology
Criteria
Structure
Function
Clinical significance
Sports running injuries
Imaging
Use in surgery
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A hamstring () is any one of the three posterior thigh muscles in human anatomy between the hip and the knee: from medial to lateral, the semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris.

==Etymology== The word "ham" is derived from the Old English “ham” or “hom” meaning the hollow or bend of the knee, from a Germanic base where it meant "crooked". It gained the meaning of the leg of an animal around the 15th century. String refers to tendons, and thus the hamstrings' string-like tendons felt on either side of the back of the knee.