Back عضلات باطن الركبة Arabic Заден бедрен мускул Bulgarian হ্যামস্ট্রিং Bengali/Bangla Músculs isquiotibials Catalan Ischiokrurální svaly Czech Ischiocrurale Muskulatur German Músculos isquiotibiales Spanish ماهیچه همسترینگ Persian Takareiden lihaksisto Finnish Muscle ischio-jambier French
| Hamstring | |
|---|---|
 Rotating view of the hamstring muscles | |
| Details | |
| Origin | tuberosity of the ischium, linea aspera |
| Insertion | tibia, fibula |
| Artery | inferior gluteal artery, profunda femoris artery |
| Nerve | sciatic nerve (tibial nerve and common fibular nerve)[1][2] |
| Actions | flexion of knee, extension of hip |
| Antagonist | Rectus femoris muscle |
| Identifiers | |
| MeSH | D000070633 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
In human anatomy, a hamstring (/ˈhæmstrɪŋ/) is any one of the three posterior thigh muscles between the hip and the knee (from medial to lateral: semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris).[3][4]
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- ^ Danielsson, Adam; Horvath, Alexandra; Senorski, Carl; Alentorn-Geli, Eduard; Garrett, William E.; Cugat, Ramón; Samuelsson, Kristian; Hamrin Senorski, Eric (2020-09-29). "The mechanism of hamstring injuries – a systematic review". BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 21 (1): 641. doi:10.1186/s12891-020-03658-8. ISSN 1471-2474. PMC 7526261. PMID 32993700.