UAN:212 Article type:-->Hamstrings are unusual in that they pass over two joints, the hip and the knee. They are therefore most likely to be injured when the hip is bent and the knee fully straightened. Further stretching may cause an injury

on the femur. Injury, in the form of a rupture, may be due to an accident in everyday life, or as a result of sporting trauma. If a tear occurs, nine times out of 10 it will be in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).SymptomsYou are likely to have twisted your

UAN:202 Article type:-->Although the quadriceps and hamstring muscles mainly move the knee joint, the hamstring group arise above the hip, too, and play a small part in the movement of that joint. Other tissues also incorporate the pelvis as well

the diagnosis is to inject the bursa with a contrast medium and x-ray it. This shows the connection with the knee joint and the extent of the cyst.What else could it be?Other bursae can form behind the insertion of the hamstring muscles and care must be taken

.What else could it be?Any condition affecting the area around the inside of the knee should be excluded; meniscal cartilage tears and cruciate ligament injuries may be obvious; damage to a hamstring muscle insertion or a bursa may spring less readily to mind

UAN:228 Article type:-->The quads and hams, to be colloquial, surround the knee in a tripod-like fashion, the quadriceps through the patella and its tendon acting to straighten the knee, while the hamstrings at the back of the thigh diverge

UAN:229 Article type:-->The knee is basically a hinge joint, allowing backwards and forwards motion, but it is also able to rotate slightly in on itself. The bending and straightening is controlled by the hamstring and quadriceps muscles