title: Imaging review of groin pain in elite athletes: an anatomic approach to imaging findings.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Groin pain in elite athletes is a common yet challenging diagnostic and management dilemma for the sports clinician, accounting for a significant proportion of athletic injuries. It is often debilitating and, if severe enough, may compromise an athlete's career. Traditionally, groin pain has been poorly understood by radiologists.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A major reason groin pain has been misunderstood is the complexity of the anatomy of this region, which this article discusses in detail in an effort to inform the reader.
authors.affiliation: Victoria House Medical Imaging, 316 Malvern Rd., Prahran, Victoria 3181, Australia. drgeorgek@gmail.com
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koulouris
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006119:Groin / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media