Conservative Rehabilitation Treatment in Groin Pain Syndrome
First phase (first 2 weeks) Second phase (from 3rd week) Third phase (from 6th week to return to run) Static adduction against ball placed between feet lying supine Leg abduction…
ORTHOPEDIC
Osteitis Pubis
Fig. 16.1 Plain radiograph of the pelvis in a patient with osteitis pubis shows the classical findings of reactive sclerosis, widening of the symphysis pubis, bone thinning, osteolysis and joint…
Groin Pain Syndrome: A Final Assessment of the State of the Art
Fig. 22.1 Flow chart based on the results of the “Groin Pain Syndrome Italian Consensus Conference on terminology, clinical evaluation and imaging assessment in groin pain in athlete.” After the…
Sports Hernia: A Comparison of the Different Surgical Techniques
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Raul Zini, Piero Volpi and Gian Nicola Bisciotti (eds.)Groin Pain Syndrome10.1007/978-3-319-41624-3_13 13. Sports Hernia: A Comparison of the Different Surgical Techniques Francesco Di Marzo1 (1) Department of General Surgery, Versilia Hospital – Azienda…
Urogenital Pathology
– Prostatitis – Epididymitis – Spermatocele – Orchitis – Hydrocele – Retractile testicle – Testicular cancer – Testicular torsion – Varicocele – Scrotal masses – Urinary tract infection – Kidney and ureteral stone Urologic diagnosis is very common, and some patients with…
Inguinal Hernia and Other Types of Hernia: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Raul Zini, Piero Volpi and Gian Nicola Bisciotti (eds.)Groin Pain Syndrome10.1007/978-3-319-41624-3_10 10. Inguinal Hernia and Other Types of Hernia: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach Francesco Di Marzo1 (1) Department of General Surgery, Versilia Hospital…
Percutaneous Placement
Percutaneous leads Paddle leads Advantages Relatively lower invasiveness Relative ease of insertion Epidural insertion below the cord level Ability to implant multiple leads at once Freedom to advance in cranio-caudal…
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Axial Pain Syndromes
Fig. 18.1 The somatotopic organization of the thoracic dorsal columns: Note the proximity of the low back fibers to the lateral portions of the column and thus the entering dorsal…
Interventional Procedures
Fig. 12.1 AP fluoroscopic view of right cervical medial branch block Fig. 12.2 Lateral illustration of cervical medial branch block. From Fung DA et al. Injections of the Cervical, Thoracic,…
Intrathecal Drug Delivery: Surgical Technique
Fig. 19.1 Placement of intrathecal catheter through Tuohy needle after accessing CSF. Note: Black suture is purse-string placed around needle as it passes through fascia which, at this point, remains…
