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. 2021 May 10;7(2):e001010. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-001010

Table 3.

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

BAMIC of injury Primaryinjured muscle n Location injury
(proximal, middle or distal third of muscle and proximal or distal tendon involved if applicable)
Second injured muscle Reinjury
0a n=4 Not applicable 4 Not applicable N N
0b
Muscle n=4
Semimembranosus 1 Distal N N
Semitendinosus 3 Middle N N
Middle Semimembranosus N
Middle N Y
Biceps femoris 0
1a
Myofascial n=6
Semimembranosus 2 Distal N N
Distal N N
Semitendinosus 0
Biceps femoris (LH) 4 Middle N N
Middle N N
Distal N N
Distal N N
1b
Muscle tendon junction n=15
Semimembranosus 3 Middle (prox tendon) Adductor magnus N
Middle (prox tendon) N N
Distal (prox tendon) N N
Semitendinosus 1 Prox (prox tendon) N N
Biceps femoris (LH) 11 Prox (prox tendon) N N
Prox (prox tendon) Semitendinosus N
Prox (distal tendon) Vastus medialis N
Middle (prox tendon) N N
Middle (prox tendon) N N
Middle (prox tendon) N N
Distal (prox tendon) N N
Distal (prox tendon) N N
Distal (distal tendon) N N
Distal (distal tendon) N N
Distal (distal tendon) N N
2a
Myofascial n=3
Semimembranosus 1 Distal N N
Semitendinosus 0
Biceps femoris (LH) 2 Middle N N
Distal N N
2b
Muscle tendon junction n=16
Semimembranosus 3 Middle (prox tendon) N N
Middle (prox tendon) Vastus lateralis N
Distal (prox tendon) N N
Semitendinosus 3 Prox (prox tendon) Biceps femoris (LH) N
Middle (prox tendon) Biceps femoris (LH) N
Distal (prox tendon) N N
Biceps femoris (LH) 10 Prox (prox tendon) N N
Prox (prox tendon) N N
Prox (prox tendon) Semitendinosus N
Prox (prox tendon) Vastus lateralis Y (Exac)
Middle (prox tendon) Semitendinosus Y
Middle (prox tendon) Semitendinosus Y
Distal (prox tendon) N N
Distal (distal tendon) N N
Distal (distal tendon) Biceps femoris (SH) N
Distal (distal tendon) Biceps femoris (SH) Y (Exac)
2c
Intramuscular tendon n=10
Semimembranosus 0
Semitendinosus 0
Biceps femoris (LH) 10 Prox (prox tendon) N Y
Prox (prox tendon) Semitendinosus N
Middle and distal (prox tendon) Semitendinosus N
Middle and distal (prox tendon) N N
Distal (prox tendon) N N
Distal (distal tendon) N N
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
Semimembranosus 0
Semitendinosus 0
Biceps femoris (LH) 3 Middle (prox tendon) N N
Middle (prox tendon) N N
Distal (distal tendon) Biceps femoris (SH) Y

Exac, exacerbation during rehabilitation; LH, long head; N, none/no; SH, short head; Y, yes.