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Especially interested in sports injuries and involved in research focusing on hamstring muscle injuries with the avulsion of proximal hamstring tendons as the main research topic.
Full-thickness hamstring tendon injuries have a large impact on sports participation and activities of daily living. These injuries have the ability to end a professional sports career. Full-thickness hamstring tendon injuries are relatively rare. There is a lack of evidence to advise if and when operative or non-operative treatment is indicated. These and other pressing clinical questions remain unanswered to today’s date.
With our prospective study we gather clinical and imaging data on full-thickness hamstring tendon injuries on international base. Due to the international research collaboration we create a large database, which will provide us the ability to study different aspects of these injuries. By mapping these different aspects, we expect to be able to create an evidence-based individualized treatment algorithm for full-thickness hamstring tendon injuries in the future.
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Successful rapid return to performance following non-operative treatment of proximal hamstring tendon avulsion in elite athletes
Lauf, K., van der Made, A. D., Jaspers, R., Tacken, R., Maas, M. & Kerkhoffs, G., 3 Apr 2025, In: BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine. 11, 2, e002468.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Non-operative management for osteochondral lesions of the talus: a systematic review of treatment modalities, clinical- and radiological outcomes
Buck, T. M. F., Lauf, K., Dahmen, J., Altink, J. N., Stufkens, S. A. S. & Kerkhoffs, G. M. M. J., Aug 2023, In: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy. 31, 8, p. 3517-3527 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Good Interrater Reliability for Standardized MRI Assessment of Tendon Discontinuity and Tendon Retraction in Acute Proximal Full-Thickness Hamstring Tendon Injury
van der Made, A. D., Smithuis, F. F., Buckens, C. F., Tol, J. L., Six, W. R., Lauf, K., Peters, R. W., Kerkhoffs, G. M. & Maas, M., Jul 2021, In: American journal of sports medicine. 49, 9, p. 2475-2481 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Regenerative Medicine (Biological) Therapies for Acute Muscle Injury
Lauf, K., van der Made, A. D., Reurink, G., Tol, J. L. & Kerkhoffs, G. M. M. J., 1 Jan 2021, Management of Track and Field Injuries. Springer International Publishing, p. 177-185 (Management of Track and Field Injuries).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Six out of ten patients with sinus tarsi syndrome returned to pre-injury type of sport after subtalar arthroscopy
Lauf, K., Dahmen, J., Altink, J. N., Stufkens, S. A. S. & Kerkhoffs, G. M. M. J., Aug 2021, In: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy. 29, 8, p. 2485-2494 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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