Editing Hamstring (section)

{{Short description|Any of the three muscles in the thigh}}
{{Infobox muscle
| Name        = Hamstring
| Image       = Hamstrings.gif
| Caption     = Rotating view of the hamstring muscles
| Origin      = [[tuberosity of the ischium]], [[linea aspera]]
| Insertion   = [[tibia]], [[fibula]]
| Blood       = [[inferior gluteal artery]], [[profunda femoris artery]]
| Nerve       = [[sciatic nerve]] ([[tibial nerve]] and [[common fibular nerve]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/ibls/fab/tutorial/anatomy/knee1.html|title=University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Life Sciences|website=www.gla.ac.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rad.washington.edu/academics/academic-sections/msk/muscle-atlas/lower-body/biceps-femoris-short-head |title=Biceps Femoris - Short Head — Musculoskeletal Radiology — UW Radiology |publisher=Rad.washington.edu |access-date=2012-11-02}}</ref>
| Action      = [[flexion]] of knee, [[Extension (kinesiology)|extension]] of hip
| Antagonist  = [[Rectus femoris muscle]]
}}

A '''hamstring''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|æ|m|s|t|r|ɪ|ŋ}}) is any one of the three posterior thigh muscles in human anatomy between the hip and the knee: from [[anatomical_terms_of_location#Medial_and_lateral|medial]] to [[anatomical_terms_of_location#Medial_and_lateral|lateral]], the [[semimembranosus]], [[semitendinosus]] and [[biceps femoris]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hamstring-injury/basics/definition/con-20035144 | title=Hamstring injury | publisher=Mayo clinic | date=3 Oct 2015 | access-date=6 July 2016 | author=Mayo Clinic Staff}}</ref><ref name="daniel">{{cite journal | last1=Danielsson | first1=Adam | last2=Horvath | first2=Alexandra | last3=Senorski | first3=Carl | last4=Alentorn-Geli | first4=Eduard | last5=Garrett | first5=William E. | last6=Cugat | first6=Ramón | last7=Samuelsson | first7=Kristian | last8=Hamrin Senorski | first8=Eric | title=The mechanism of hamstring injuries – a systematic review | journal=BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | volume=21 | issue=1 | date=2020-09-29 | page=641 | issn=1471-2474 | pmid=32993700 | pmc=7526261 | doi=10.1186/s12891-020-03658-8 | doi-access=free }}</ref>