Surgical Variants in the Treatment of Proximal Hamstring Avulsion

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Franco Luis De Cicco
Fernando Holc
Javier E. Sánchez Saba
Danilo Taype Zamboni
Jorge Barla
Carlos Sancineto
Guido Carabelli

Abstract

Proximal tendon avulsion of the hamstring insertion is a rare entity. The therapeutic approach is different in contrast to the treatment in common muscle tears. The greater benefit of surgical treatment has been widely verified in the literature, and given the low frequency of this type of injury, few orthopedic surgeons are used to both diagnosis and surgical procedures in this anatomical region. The aim of this article is to report four patients with insertional hamstring rupture and describe the surgical technique used in each case. We present the surgical variants as well as the outcomes achieved.

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De Cicco, F. L., Holc, F., Sánchez Saba, J. E., Taype Zamboni, D., Barla, J., Sancineto, C., & Carabelli, G. (2021). Surgical Variants in the Treatment of Proximal Hamstring Avulsion. Revista De La Asociación Argentina De Ortopedia Y Traumatología, 86(3), 407-416. https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2021.86.3.1105
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Author Biographies

Franco Luis De Cicco, Trauma Sector, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Trauma Sector, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Fernando Holc, Trauma Sector, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Trauma Sector, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Javier E. Sánchez Saba, Trauma Sector, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Trauma Sector, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Danilo Taype Zamboni, Trauma Sector, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Trauma Sector, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Jorge Barla, Trauma Sector, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Trauma Sector, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Carlos Sancineto, Trauma Sector, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Trauma Sector, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Guido Carabelli, Trauma Sector, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Trauma Sector, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

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