title: The Role of Femoroacetabular Impingement in Core Muscle Injury/Athletic Pubalgia: Diagnosis and Management.
abstract: Chronic groin pain in athletes represents a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in sports medicine. Two recognized causes of inguinal pain in the young adult athlete are core muscle injury/athletic pubalgia (CMI/AP) and femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). CMI/AP and FAI were previously considered to be two distinct entities; however, recent studies have suggested both entities to frequently coincide in the athlete with groin pain. This article briefly discusses the role of FAI in CMI/AP and the diagnosis and management of this complex disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , Columbus, OH , USA.
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Strosberg
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic One , Columbus, OH , USA.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.affiliation: Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , Columbus, OH , USA.
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Renton
keywords: athletic pubalgia; core muscle injury; femoroacetabular impingement; sports hernia