Adam Johnson

Hamstring injuries are now recognised as the most prevalent injury within elite male soccer. This huge burden of time, economic and performance loss has led to a wealth of literature being published to try and better understand the risk factors associated with these injuries. Following a small cohort of players who have sustained hamstring injuries shortly after returning to play from lateral collateral ligament (LCL) knee injuries, this article aims to discuss the potential mechanisms and clinical reasoning by which the LCL injury could predispose an athlete to subsequent hamstring injury.