title: The spectrum of MR imaging in athletic pubalgia.
abstract: Many athletes struggle with groin pain for years without ever receiving a clear diagnosis or being offered an effective treatment plan. Confusion among treatment providers can also frequently lead to suboptimal surgeries for presumed hernias or nerve entrapment syndromes. Imaging, and in particular magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, should play a primary role in the workup, diagnosis, and treatment of athletic pubalgia. This review outlines standard of care, cutting-edge MR imaging techniques for athletic pubalgia, and reviews the spectrum of imaging findings that are encountered in this patient group.
authors.affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University, 132 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. adam.zoga@jefferson.edu
authors.forename: Adam C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Zoga
authors.forename: Frank E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Mullens
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Meyers
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006119:Groin / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011631:Pubic Symphysis / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery