Key result
Eccentric knee flexor strength was not associated with future hamstring injury (OR 1.9, p=0.36), whereas age >25 and previous lower limb injuries significantly increased risk.
Why the study?
The study aimed to explore whether hamstring strength, age, and previous lower limb soft tissue injuries are associated with subsequent hamstring injury in Australian Football League players.
Are age, lower limb injury history, and hamstring strength associated with subsequent hamstring injury in Australian Football League players?
Population
125 players from three professional AFL teams
Comparison
Hamstring strength, age, and lower limb injury history
Design
Prospective cohort study
Follow-up
One AFL playing season
Authors
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Age and prior lower-limb injury may flag higher hamstring injury risk in AFL players; leaves open whether strength modifies outcomes.
Cohort (n=125)
Yes
Are age, lower limb injury history, and hamstring strength associated with subsequent hamstring injury in Australian Football League players?
Odds Ratio: 1.9
p-value: p=0.36
Increasing age and previous lower limb injuries, but not eccentric knee flexor strength, are associated with an elevated risk of subsequent hamstring injury in AFL players.
Smith et al. (2021) conducted a cohort in Hamstring injury (n=125). Eccentric knee flexor strength (Nordic strength) vs. Lower eccentric knee flexor strength was evaluated on Subsequent hamstring injury (OR 1.9, p=0.36). Eccentric knee flexor strength was not associated with future hamstring injury (OR 1.9, p=0.36), whereas age >25 and previous lower limb injuries significantly increased risk.
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