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Nerve Entrapment

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Up to 10 % of attendances at sports medicine clinics are due to hip, buttock, or groin pain [1–4]. However, the accurate diagnosis of chronic pain can be difficult, due to the complex anatomy of the region. Nerve entrapment syndromes are a relatively rare cause of pain, yet if a precise diagnosis is made then definitive management can be instituted to good effect. Knowledge of the nerves which may be involved, their anatomy, motor and sensory functions, and the aetiology of their dysfunction, all aid the clinician to manage these complex problems.

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Rudge, W.B.J., Carlstedt, T.P. (2014). Nerve Entrapment. In: Haddad, F. (eds) The Young Adult Hip in Sport. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5412-9_11

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