Longitudinal changes in hamstring muscle morphology in adolescent competitive alpine skiers are sex-specific: a 4-year cohort study
This study provides new insights into hamstring development in adolescent alpine skiers and highlights the role of biological maturation. Hamstring size increased, with greater hypertrophy in males. The smaller semitendinosus size in ACL-injured females may be relevant for injury prevention.
Authors
- Martino V. Franchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-4536)
- Daniel P. Fitze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5807-2889)
- Johannes Scherr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9948-1024)
- Jess G. Snedeker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8115-0275)
- Jonas Hanimann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7452-7848)
- Reto Sutter
- Jörg Spörri
- Stefan Fröhlich
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering (CH)
- Universitätsklinik Balgrist (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2026.2620897
- Primary Topic
- Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00