Groin pain is common in athletes who participate in multidirectional sports and has
traditionally been considered a difficult problem to understand, diagnose, and manage. This …

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 …

Introduction The aim was to produce a multidisciplinary consensus to determine the current
position on the nomenclature, definition, diagnosis, imaging modalities and management of …

The nomenclature and the lack of consensus of clinical evaluation and imaging assessment
in groin pain generate significant confusion in this field. The Groin Pain Syndrome Italian …

OBJECTIVE: To detail the progress of 2 high-level soccer players and 1 recreational soccer
player with chronic groin pain that was exacerbated by participation in sports and relieved …

Open anterior repair for inguinal hernia offers several distinct advantages over endoscopic
repair, especially when real‐world effectiveness is taken into account. The learning curve for …

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 …

There is considerable confusion over the word “pubalgia” with regard to the definition and
the etiological causes of this condition. The term pubalgia should be used to indicate …

Groin pain is an important clinical entity that may affect a sportsman's active sports life.
Sportsman's hernia is a chronic low abdominal and groin pain syndrome. Open and …

Background Inguinal disruption (ID) is a condition of chronic groin pain affecting mainly
athletes. ID cannot be defined as a true hernia. Pathogenesis is multifactorial due to …