While playing softball, Sid pulls his hamstring muscle. As a result of the injury, he has difficulty extending and medially rotating his thigh. Which muscle(s) of the hamstring group did he probably injure?
Sid probably injured the semimembranosus and/or the semitendinosus, since both of these muscles have these actions.
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