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Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
This study reports the histochemical fiber type com position of the human hamstring muscles. Muscle spec imens from necropsy specimens were obtained from seven locations in the hamstring, four locations in the quadriceps, and one location in the adductor magnus. The hamstring muscles are shown to have a relatively high proportion of Type II fibers. Type II fibers are more involved with exercise of higher intensity and force production and it is postulated that the hamstrings are capable of high intrinsic force production. The ham strings are two-joint muscles and are, therefore, subject to increased stretch and force production extrinsically by motion at the hip and knee. It is proposed that high levels of tension in the hamstrings produced by intrinsic force production and extrinsic stretch may make them prone to injury in periods of intense muscular activity. This proposal is also relevant to other frequent athletic muscle injuries.
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