TY - JOUR AU - Anglès, F. C. AB - International Orthopaedics (SICOT) (1997) 21: 52 – 53 International Orthopaedics Springer-Verlag 1997 Technical note A surgical technique for lengthening tight hamstring muscles in patients with low back pain 1 1 2 F. G. Angle `s , X. B. Manubens , F. C. Angle `s Hospital Sant Pau i Santa Tecla, Tarragona, Spain Hospital Mutua de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain Accepted: 22 March 1996 Summary. An original technique for lengthening back pain originating from Scheuermann’s disease, primary tight semitendinosus and semimem- spondylolysis and degenerative discs, who have branosus muscles in their proximal portion is not improved after 9 months of physiotherapy. presented. The authors consider that primary shortening of these muscles rebounds on hip bio- Method mechanics and on the spine kinematics chain. The procedure is performed with the patient prone, and with the hips flexed (Fig. 1). The hamstring Re ´sume ´. Les auteurs pre ´sentent une technique muscles are exposed by a vertical posteromedial originale pour l’allongement des muscles semi- incision starting about 6 cm distal to the gluteal membranosus et semitendinosus originellement fold, and the bodies of the long head of biceps, the courts sur leur portion proximale, a ` un niveau de ´ja ` adductor magnus, semimembranosus TI - A surgical technique for lengthening tight hamstring muscles in patients with low back pain JF - International Orthopaedics DO - 10.1007/s002640050117 DA - 1997-03-25 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/a-surgical-technique-for-lengthening-tight-hamstring-muscles-in-Jrvp7jLMlL SP - 52 EP - 53 VL - 21 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -