Editing Hamstringing (section)

==Medical treatment==
Due to a lack of research in the field of critical hamstring injuries, current injury-management practice is quite limited.<ref>{{cite journal | pmid = 23288753 | doi=10.1055/s-0032-1324811 | volume=26 | title=Hamstring pain and muscle strains following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a prospective, randomized trial comparing hamstring graft harvest techniques | journal=J Knee Surg | pages=139–44 | last1 = D'Alessandro | first1 = P | last2 = Wake | first2 = G | last3 = Annear | first3 = P| year=2012 | issue=2 }}</ref> Management of the injury is based solely "on clinical experience, anecdotal evidence and the knowledge of the biological basis of tissue repair".<ref name="autogenerated1"/>  These injuries are difficult to control or repair, leading often to permanent injury or even death by [[exsanguination|blood loss]].