When a groin lump is more than a simple groin lump.
Groin lump secondary to avulsion fracture of the adductor muscles of the middle thigh in the absence of any hernia is rare. The authors discuss a case of a young footballer who presented with a painful groin swelling. Surgical exploration revealed that the cause of the lump was an avulsion fracture of the adductor muscles.
Department of General Surgery, Broomfield Hospital, Broomfield, Chelmsford, UK. gmalietzis@hotmail.com
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D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries*; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D013848:Thigh; D055815:Young Adult