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Table 6 Search Strategy EMBASE

From: The mechanism of hamstring injuries – a systematic review

Database: EMBASE 1974 to 2017 February 17

Date: 2017-02-21

Number of results: 1516 references

#

Search

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1

exp hamstring/

6601

2

(hamstring or hamstrings).ab,ti.

7417

3

1 or 2

8479

4

*injury/

109,627

5

muscle injury/

11,322

6

leg injury/

8177

7

exp tendon injury/

20,052

8

sport injury/

27,033

9

*musculoskeletal injury/ or sprain/

4077

10

4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9

169,425

11

(injury or injuries or tear or tears or rupture or strain or strains).ab,ti.

1,556,494

12

10 or 11

1,624,147

13

3 and 12

3061

14

(Anterior cruciate ligament or patellar tendon or ACL or posterior cruciate ligament).ti.

14,978

15

13 not 14

1954

16

limit 15 to (English and (article or conference paper or note or “review”))

1516

Database: EMBASE 1974 to 2018 June 7

Date: 2018-06-07

Number of results: 1779 references

#

Search

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1

exp hamstring/

3723

2

(hamstring or hamstrings).ab,ti.

8371

3

1 or 2

10,897

4

*injury/

63,184

5

muscle injury/

10,903

6

leg injury/

8268

7

exp tendon injury/

20,447

8

sport injury/

27,738

9

*musculoskeletal injury/ or sprain/

3474

10

4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9

128,054

11

(injury or injuries or tear or tears or rupture or strain or strains).ab,ti.

1,680,755

12

10 or 11

1,737,093

13

3 and 12

3656

14

(Anterior cruciate ligament or patellar tendon or ACL or posterior cruciate ligament).ti.

16,690

15

13 not 14

2324

16

limit 15 to (English and (article or conference paper or note or “review”))

1779

Database: EMBASE 1974 to 2019 July 9

Date: 2019-07-10

Number of results: 274 references

#

Search

Hits

1

exp hamstring/

4984

2

(hamstring or hamstrings).ab,ti.

9410

3

1 or 2

12,461

4

*injury/

59,371

5

muscle injury/

11,874

6

leg injury/

7328

7

exp tendon injury/

21,448

8

sport injury/

28,438

9

*musculoskeletal injury/ or sprain/

3831

10

4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9

126,329

11

(injury or injuries or tear or tears or rupture or strain or strains).ab,ti.

1,771,861

12

10 or 11

1,824,435

13

3 and 12

4260

14

(Anterior cruciate ligament or patellar tendon or ACL or posterior cruciate ligament).ti.

18,599

15

13 not 14

2711

16

limit 15 to (english and (article or conference paper or note or “review”))

2038

17

limit 16 to dc = 20,180,607–20,190,710

274

  1. “*” is part of the EMBASE database configuration