BACKGROUND: Chronic groin pain in athletes presents often a diagnostic and therapeutic
challenge. Sportsman's hernia (also called “athletic pubalgia”) is a deficiency of the posterior …

Background There has been increasing interest regarding the cause and treatment of groin
pain in athletes. The most common finding is a deficiency of the posterior wall of the inguinal …

Background Chronic groin pain, especially in professional sportsmen, is a difficult clinical
problem. Methods From January 1999 to August 2005, 55 professional and …

Study Design A case series of 6 athletes with a suspected sports hernia. Background Groin
pain in athletes is common, and 1 source of groin pain is athletic pubalgia, or a sports …

Background:" Athletic pubalgia" is a term often used to describe the insidious onset of groin
pain in professional athletes. This pain may be caused by a range of musculoskeletal …

HISTORY Sports hernias, otherwise known as ''sportsman's groin,''''Gilmore's groin,''''athletic
pubalgia,''or ''groin disruption,''were first described in 1980 by Gilmore [1] when three …

Groin pain is a common entity in athletes involved in soccer, ice hockey, Australian Rules
football, skiing, running, and hurdling. An increasingly recognized cause of groin pain in …

Athletic pubalgia or sports hernia is a syndrome of chronic lower abdomen and groin pain
that may occur in both athletes and nonathletes. It is defined as weakness or tearing of the …

Purpose Chronic pain of the inguino-crural region or “pubalgia” explains the 0.5–6.2% of the
consultations by athletes. Recently, areas of weakness in the posterior wall called “sports …

Background Groin pain in athletes is caused by a wide range of musculoskeletal disorders.
Occasionally, a palpable bulge at the external ring or ultrasound may not demonstrate a …