Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
When I was in the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham, the man in the bed opposite me was operated on to remove a bone spur at the top of his femur that was persistently causing tears in his hamstring.

I am not in any way suggesting that you have this condition, but it does exist and if you continue to get tears it may be worth having a scan or X-ray to rule it out
Thanks for the info Marco. Poor chap. I'll bear that in mind.