Imaging of Athletic Groin Pain
Fig. 8.1 Normal anterior pelvic anatomy: standard MRI planes. (a) Coronal T1-weighted image through anterior pelvis. The rectus abdominis insertion (arrows) forms “mustache” along inferior margin of pubic bones (P)….
Hip Pathology That Can Cause Groin Pain in Athletes: Diagnosis and Management
Fig. 4.1 The ball-and-socket hip joint is comprised of the femoral head (ball) and acetabulum (socket). The articular surface is lined with hyaline cartilage. The fibrocartilaginous labrum runs circumferentially around…
The Role of the Team Physician and Athletic Trainer, Including Non-operative Management
Fig. 9.1 Example of upper crossed syndrome (artist rendition) Fig. 9.2 Example of lower crossed syndrome (artist rendition) Forward head position Kyphotic shoulders Tight pectoralis major Tight upper trapezius Tight…
Surgical Treatment of Sports Hernia: Open Mesh Approach
Fig. 11.1 Athletic groin history patient information form used at the Washington University School of Medicine The physical exam should be comprehensive and include a careful abdominal exam, assessment for…
Sportsman’s Groin and the Inguinal Ligament Release Procedure
Fig. 14.1 Rugby player sustaining a groin injury during play Background The controversy surrounding the diagnosis and management of groin pain results from the inability to offer an exact pathological…
Hip Dysplasia
Fig. 6.1 (a) AP radiograph demonstrating dysplastic left hip fully contained within true acetabulum. (b) AP radiograph demonstrating high dislocations of bilateral hips, as described by Hartofilakidis, in spite of…
Surgical Treatment of Sportsman’s Groin: The Minimal Repair Technique (Muschaweck Repair)
Fig. 13.1 Marking for incision for right Sportsmen’s groin repair. Arrow points to external ring when palpated through scrotal skin A sharp incision is performed and electrocautery dissects down through…
Sports Hernia—History and Physical Examination: Making the Diagnosis with Confidence
Musculoskeletal Gastrointestinal Genitourinary Systemic Acetabular labral tear Inflammatory bowel disease Nephrolithiasis Inflammatory arthropathies Femoral head AVN Appendicitis Pelvic inflammatory disease Lymphadenopathy Adductor/flexor tendonitis Diverticulitis Epididimytis Lymphoma Stress fracture Colorectal malignancy…
The Open, All-Suture Repair Technique for the Treatment of Athletic Pubalgia
Fig. 10.1 This figure depicts the repair. Please note the direction of suture placement in the muscle and in the pubic tubercle as depicted by the dashed line. The goal…
Adductor Injuries and the Role of Adductor Tenotomy for Groin Pain in Athletes
Adductor tendinopathy Athletic pubalgia [5] Rectus femoris injury Nerve entrapment (ilioinguinal nerve, iliohypogastric nerve, genitofemoral nerve, obturator nerve) [6] Hernia (inguinal, femoral, obturator) [7] Intra-articular hip pathology • Acetabular labral tear…
