title: Groin Pain in Athletes: A Review of Diagnosis and Management.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Groin pain is a common symptom in athletes, particularly in sports requiring sudden changes in speed and direction and those involving kicking. Despite a high prevalence of groin pain in this patient cohort, the diagnosis and management of the underlying pathological processes remains a challenge for surgeons and radiologists alike.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this paper is to review the imaging findings and management of the common pathological processes which produce groin pain in athletes.
  
  
  METHODS
  The anatomy of the groin region will be defined as a basis for further discussion. The common pathological processes underlying groin pain such as adductor dysfunction, rectus abdominus injury, osteitis pubis, and femuro-acetabular impingement will then be reviewed and correlating radiological imaging findings presented. Current management options will also be considered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This paper will aid surgeons and radiologists in navigating the challenging diagnostic and management dilemma of groin pain in athletes.
authors.affiliation: Mater Misercordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crockett
authors.affiliation: Mater Misercordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aherne
authors.affiliation: Mater Misercordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Reilly
authors.affiliation: Mater Misercordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Gavin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sugrue
authors.affiliation: Mater Misercordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cashman
authors.affiliation: Mater Misercordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Eoin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kavanagh
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D015775:Fractures, Stress; D006119:Groin / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal; D006801:Humans; D010000:Osteitis; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D059408:Pain Management; D010384:Pelvic Bones