Table 3

Injured muscle and specific location of injury according to British Athletic Muscle Injury classification (BAMIC)

BAMIC of injuryPrimaryinjured musclenLocation injury
(proximal, middle or distal third of muscle and proximal or distal tendon involved if applicable)
Second injured muscleReinjury
0a n=4Not applicable4Not applicableNN
0b
Muscle n=4
Semimembranosus1DistalNN
Semitendinosus3MiddleNN
MiddleSemimembranosusN
MiddleNY
Biceps femoris0
1a
Myofascial n=6
Semimembranosus2DistalNN
DistalNN
Semitendinosus0
Biceps femoris (LH)4MiddleNN
MiddleNN
DistalNN
DistalNN
1b
Muscle tendon junction n=15
Semimembranosus3Middle (prox tendon)Adductor magnusN
Middle (prox tendon)NN
Distal (prox tendon)NN
Semitendinosus1Prox (prox tendon)NN
Biceps femoris (LH)11Prox (prox tendon)NN
Prox (prox tendon)SemitendinosusN
Prox (distal tendon)Vastus medialisN
Middle (prox tendon)NN
Middle (prox tendon)NN
Middle (prox tendon)NN
Distal (prox tendon)NN
Distal (prox tendon)NN
Distal (distal tendon)NN
Distal (distal tendon)NN
Distal (distal tendon)NN
2a
Myofascial n=3
Semimembranosus1DistalNN
Semitendinosus0
Biceps femoris (LH)2MiddleNN
DistalNN
2b
Muscle tendon junction n=16
Semimembranosus3Middle (prox tendon)NN
Middle (prox tendon)Vastus lateralisN
Distal (prox tendon)NN
Semitendinosus3Prox (prox tendon)Biceps femoris (LH)N
Middle (prox tendon)Biceps femoris (LH)N
Distal (prox tendon)NN
Biceps femoris (LH)10Prox (prox tendon)NN
Prox (prox tendon)NN
Prox (prox tendon)SemitendinosusN
Prox (prox tendon)Vastus lateralisY (Exac)
Middle (prox tendon)SemitendinosusY
Middle (prox tendon)SemitendinosusY
Distal (prox tendon)NN
Distal (distal tendon)NN
Distal (distal tendon)Biceps femoris (SH)N
Distal (distal tendon)Biceps femoris (SH)Y (Exac)
2c
Intramuscular tendon n=10
Semimembranosus0
Semitendinosus0
Biceps femoris (LH)10Prox (prox tendon)NY
Prox (prox tendon)SemitendinosusN
Middle and distal (prox tendon)SemitendinosusN
Middle and distal (prox tendon)NN
Distal (prox tendon)NN
Distal (distal tendon)NN
Distal (distal tendon)Biceps femoris (SH)N
Distal (distal tendon)Biceps femoris (SH)Y
Distal (distal tendon)Biceps femoris (SH)Y (Exac)
Distal (distal tendon)Biceps femoris (SH)Y (Exac)
3c
Intramuscular tendon n=3
Semimembranosus0
Semitendinosus0
Biceps femoris (LH)3Middle (prox tendon)NN
Middle (prox tendon)NN
Distal (distal tendon)Biceps femoris (SH)Y
  • Exac, exacerbation during rehabilitation; LH, long head; N, none/no; SH, short head; Y, yes.