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Anatomy, pathology, and MRI findings in the sports hernia
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Anatomy, pathology, and MRI findings in the sports hernia

Conor P Shortt, Adam C Zoga, Eoin C Kavanagh and William C Meyers
Seminars in musculoskeletal radiology, v 12(1), pp 54-61
Mar 2008
PMID: 18382944

Abstract

Athletic Injuries - diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Hernia - diagnosis Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Muscle, Skeletal - injuries Pelvic Pain - diagnosis Pubic Symphysis - anatomy & histology Pubic Symphysis - injuries
"Sports hernia" is a frequently used term on athletic injury reports and in the sportscasting media, but its true definition remains elusive in the medical literature. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a useful tool in the evaluation of clinical athletic pubalgia, yet specific pathologies associated with this commonly encountered syndrome are poorly described in the imaging literature. In this article we review the musculoskeletal anatomy of the pubic region as well as several reproducible patterns of pathology on MRI we have encountered in patients with a clinical diagnosis of sports hernia.

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