Anne van der Made

Do you like ice cream AND hamstrings?

Use the ‘Dropped ice cream sign’ to identify proximal hamstring tendon avulsion on MRI:
▶️Tuberosity=Cone
▶️Tendons=Scoops, CaraMEl (Conjoint MEdial) & StracciatelLA (Semimembranosus LAteral)
✅Agreement: κ=0.87

🔓journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Very fitting that this injury description paper is published close to the Easter holidays 🐰

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41948447/

PhDone!

Honoured to defend >10yrs of work alongside my promotors, Prof. Kerkhoffs & Prof. @Jltol.
Massive thanks to our team, opponents, friends & family.

Thesis available here: orthopeden.org/media/01yix21n…

Made possible by @ACES_Amsterdam @AMSmovement @deorthopedie, thank you!

New pilot study: Non-operative outcomes in elite athletes with a proximal hamstring tendon avulsion

SPOILER: Fast & successful return to performance
➡️Clinical & radiological data
➡️Detailed ‘rehab recipe’
➡️Mechanobiological hypothesis on tendon healing

bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/11/2/e…

Looking back on a great Orthopedic & Sports medicine conference at the Johan Cruijff ArenA @ACES_Amsterdam.

Definitely a conference to keep in mind for early 2026!

acesamsterdam.nl/return-to-play….