TY - JOUR
T1 - Muscle Injuries in Sports: A New Evidence-Informed and Expert Consensus-Based Classification with Clinical Application
AU - Valle, Xavier
AU - Alentorn-Geli, Eduard
AU - Tol, Johannes L.
AU - Hamilton, Bruce
AU - Garrett, William E.
AU - Pruna, Ricard
AU - Til, Lluís
AU - Gutierrez, Josep Antoni
AU - Alomar, Xavier
AU - Balius, Ramón
AU - Malliaropoulos, Nikos
AU - Monllau, Joan Carles
AU - Whiteley, Rodney
AU - Witvrouw, Erik
AU - Samuelsson, Kristian
AU - Rodas, Gil
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Muscle injuries are among the most common injuries in sport and continue to be a major concern because of training and competition time loss, challenging decision making regarding treatment and return to sport, and a relatively high recurrence rate. An adequate classification of muscle injury is essential for a full understanding of the injury and to optimize its management and return-to-play process. The ongoing failure to establish a classification system with broad acceptance has resulted from factors such as limited clinical applicability, and the inclusion of subjective findings and ambiguous terminology. The purpose of this article was to describe a classification system for muscle injuries with easy clinical application, adequate grouping of injuries with similar functional impairment, and potential prognostic value. This evidence-informed and expert consensus-based classification system for muscle injuries is based on a four-letter initialism system: MLG-R, respectively referring to the mechanism of injury (M), location of injury (L), grading of severity (G), and number of muscle re-injuries (R). The goal of the classification is to enhance communication between healthcare and sports-related professionals and facilitate rehabilitation and return-to-play decision making
AB - Muscle injuries are among the most common injuries in sport and continue to be a major concern because of training and competition time loss, challenging decision making regarding treatment and return to sport, and a relatively high recurrence rate. An adequate classification of muscle injury is essential for a full understanding of the injury and to optimize its management and return-to-play process. The ongoing failure to establish a classification system with broad acceptance has resulted from factors such as limited clinical applicability, and the inclusion of subjective findings and ambiguous terminology. The purpose of this article was to describe a classification system for muscle injuries with easy clinical application, adequate grouping of injuries with similar functional impairment, and potential prognostic value. This evidence-informed and expert consensus-based classification system for muscle injuries is based on a four-letter initialism system: MLG-R, respectively referring to the mechanism of injury (M), location of injury (L), grading of severity (G), and number of muscle re-injuries (R). The goal of the classification is to enhance communication between healthcare and sports-related professionals and facilitate rehabilitation and return-to-play decision making
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0647-1
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0647-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 27878524
SN - 0112-1642
VL - 47
SP - 1241
EP - 1253
JO - Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)
JF - Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)
IS - 7
ER -