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Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study including 51 adolescent male soccer players (11\u201319 years of age) with suspected acute myotendinous injuries. All athletes underwent ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) within 24 h after injury. Four experienced radiologists, working independently, reviewed the images.  Results: Interobserver agreement was substantial for ultrasound (\u03ba = 0.65) and MRI (\u03ba = 0.70). A strong ordinal correlation was observed between SOMICS and BAMIC categories (\u03c1 = 0.80; p &lt; 0.001), with a statistically significant association (\u03c72 = 52.53; p &lt; 0.001).  Conclusion: The SOMICS demonstrated significant association, ordinal consistency, and substantial agreement with the BAMIC for severity stratification of muscle injuries. 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