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The “Heel Hook”—A Climbing-Specific Technique to Injure the Leg

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1 The “Heel Hook”—A Climbing-Specific Technique to Injure the Leg
Volker Schöffl, MD, PhD, MHBA, Christoph Lutter, MD, Dominik Popp, MD  Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages (June 2016) DOI: /j.wem Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 A heel hook performed in outdoor bouldering.
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3 Figure 2 Injury distribution.
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4 Figure 3 Proximal hamstring tendon tear. Note the seperated tendon insertion to the tuber ischiadicum (arrow) and the liquid around it. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 4 (A, B) Stretching of the hamstring muscles for injury prevention and warm up. A mobile hamstring is essential for the flexibility needed in rock climbing. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

6 Figure 5 Ganglion cyst after hamstring tendon strain due to a heel hook. Note the white fluid cystic formation at the back of the knee, next to the hamstring tendons. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

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