title: Groin injuries in athletes.
abstract: Groin injuries comprise 2 to 5 percent of all sports injuries. Early diagnosis and proper treatment are important to prevent these injuries from becoming chronic and potentially career-limiting. Adductor strains and osteitis pubis are the most common musculoskeletal causes of groin pain in athletes. These two conditions are often difficult to distinguish. Other etiologies of groin pain include sports hernia, groin disruption, iliopsoas bursitis, stress fractures, avulsion fractures, nerve compression and snapping hip syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA.
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authors.lastname: Morelli
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authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005194:Family Practice; D006119:Groin / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D010388:Pelvis / Q000033:anatomy & histology