Soccer player, goal keeper felt sudden
sharp intensive pain in his hamstring near gluteus. He was unable to move his
leg and was rushed to hospital for MRI exam. MRI showed complete tear of
proximal hamstring tendon with over 2 cm retraction
MRI of complete
rupture of proximal hamstring tendon
Leg was swollen with big
hematoma and painful on any movement. Player was offered operation with
approximate time of recovery about 12 months but with possibility of
unsuccessful recovery.
He decided to try our
regeneration conservative therapy, which consisted of ultrasound guided
injections to injured site.
After 14 days clinically
player was able to walk normal and pain during normal walking was gone.
Repeated MRI after 18 days showed great progress in swelling and hemoralgia
reduction and signs of tendon regeneration.
>MRI 18 days after injury, start of tendon
regeneration visible
Therapies were continued
with progressive increase in training load on hamstring. MRI 8 week after
injury showed complete connection of tendon. Player increased training
intensity to full training at that time.
MRI 8 week after injury showed complete
reconnection of tendon
Control MRI 12 weeks after injury shows normal
fully healed left hamstring tendon compered to the right leg. Player returnd to full activity.
Fully healed tendon 12 weeks after injury.
Update: Over 4 years from the treatment had passed and the player NEVER had an issue with injured hamstring.