title: Acute and overuse injuries of the abdomen and groin in athletes.
abstract: Abdominal and groin injuries are common problems encountered by athletes across a wide variety of sports. They range from benign but annoying, such as exercise-related transient abdominal pain (ETAP), to the activity-limiting and possibly career-ending condition of athletic hernia. This article covers ETAP, rectus abdominus injuries, osteitis pubis, athletic hernia, and abdominal/groin hernias to provide an update on the current pathophysiology and treatment of common abdominal and pelvic conditions in the athlete.
authors.affiliation: Womack Army Medical Center, Family Medicine Clinic, Fort Bragg, NC 28301, USA. justin.atkins@us.army.mil
authors.forename: Justin M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Atkins
authors.forename: Jonathan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Shawn F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Kane
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D056352:Athletes; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006119:Groin / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery