The strain often occurs in the lower back and in the muscle in the back of the thigh. Occurs when a muscle is pulled or torn when it stretches unusually far or abruptly. Characterized by pain ...

As the resolution of MRI scan improves, a greater proportion of posterior thigh injuries are proven by MRI to actually be hamstring muscle strains, although some suspected hamstring injuries still ...

12, 13 Athletes with a posterior thigh injury and a negative MRI scan for hamstring muscle strain injury were also recorded. In our study, all hamstring injuries resulted in missed match playing time.