Sports hernia: diagnosis and treatment highlighting a minimal repair surgical technique

JM Minnich, JB Hanks, U Muschaweck… - … American journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Groin injuries are a common occurrence in elite-level athletes. These injuries can cause
significant pain and disability, leading to prolonged periods of inactivity and consternation …

Sports hernia: diagnosis and therapeutic approach

AJ Farber, JH Wilckens - … -Journal of the American Academy of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Sports hernias

DL Diesen, TN Pappas - Advances in surgery, 2007 - advancessurgery.com
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 …

The athletic hernia: a systematic review

KG Swan Jr, M Wolcott - Clinical Orthopaedics and Related …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
The athletic hernia is an obscure condition of uncertain etiology commonly seen in soccer
and rugby players. The pain is often debilitating and may place an athletic career at risk …

Sportsman hernia: what can we do?

JFW Garvey, JW Read, A Turner - Hernia, 2010 - Springer
Introduction Sportsman (sports) hernia is a medially located bulge in the posterior wall of the
inguinal canal that is common in football players. About 90% of cases occur in males. The …

Management and therapy for sports hernia

A Nam, F Brody - Journal of the American College of surgeons, 2008 - journals.lww.com
The etiology and management of groin pain in athletes have evolved gradually over the last
40 years. Initially, in 1966, Cabot 1 reported 202 cases (0.5%) of groin pain in 42,000 …

Sports hernia: the experience of Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas

JT Preskitt - Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Groin injuries in high-performance athletes are common, occurring in 5% to 28% of athletes.
Athletic pubalgia syndrome, or so-called sports hernia, is one such injury that can be …

Sportsman's hernia? An ambiguous term

A Dimitrakopoulou, E Schilders - Journal of hip preservation …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Groin pain is common in athletes. Yet, there is disagreement on aetiology, pathomechanics
and terminology. A plethora of terms have been employed to explain inguinal-related groin …

Sports hernia: definition, evaluation, and treatment

JN Hopkins, W Brown, CA Lee - JBJS reviews, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Sports Hernia: Definition, Evaluation, and Treatment : JBJS Reviews Sports Hernia: Definition,
Evaluation, and Treatment : JBJS Reviews JBJS Journal Case Connector Reviews JBJS.org …

Sportsman's hernia

JL Moeller - Current sports medicine reports, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Sportsman's hernia (SH) is a controversial cause of chronic groin pain in athletes. Most
commonly seen in soccer and ice hockey players, SH can be encountered in a variety of …