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​a strain or tear on any of the muscles that straighten the hip and bend the knee is known as a/an _____.

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Hamstring injury

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A Hamstring injury occurs when one or more of your hamstring muscles is strained or pulled. They are consist of three muscles that run along the back of your thigh.

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It's a hamstring injury. The hamstrings are the three posterior thigh muscles: semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris. All three of them cross the hip and the knee joint and because of it, they help with the knee flexion and hip extension (straightening).
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