A Scoping Review Investigating the Content and Quality of Reporting of Rehabilitation Following Surgical Hamstring Repair

Surgical hamstring repair following a high grade injury or rupture of the hamstring tendon has become increasingly common over the last 20 years. The aim of the surgical repair is to restore normal function and hamstring strength, while also trying to prevent chronic pain and disability. Although the criteria for repairing hamstring injuries has been defined, post-surgical hamstring rehabilitation has not been well established and there is a lot of ambiguity, conflict and lack of information in the current rehabilitation prescribed following a hamstring repair. Therefore, this scoping review aims to examine the content and quality of reporting of hamstring rehabilitation after surgical hamstring repair by applying the Consensus of Exercise Reporting Template (CERT) and Template for Intervention, Description and Replication (TIDieR). By analysing the current recommendations in the literature, this study will provide insights which could be useful to inform the development of future research required within this area and potentially establish a post-operative hamstring rehabilitation protocol.