Hamstring injuries

Complete Proximal Hamstring Avulsion and Surgical Reattachment of Hamstring Tendons to Bone by Deborah Tosline

Hamstring injuries are one of the most common sports injuries, however a complete Proximal Hamstring Avulsion (PHA), where the hamstring tendons tear away from the bone, is a rare injury. I recently sustained a full PHA, chose surgical repair and am now on the slow recovery path. In my experience, there is little information available about recovery from PHA surgery. I write about my experience hoping that this information will help others. Not surprisingly, PHA recovery involves the same biochemical healing cascade and collagen development phases for soft tissue repair as for advanced skin care.