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Over the past half century, people have used a number of terms to describe the musculoskeletal injuries that affect the abdomen, pelvis and thighs of athletes. The terms reflect the various specialty disciplines of those who use them and obscure cohesive insight into the nature of these problems. In this chapter, my radiologist partner and I advise new eyes and propose nomenclature to represent new insight into the various problems. We base our request on our own clinical findings extracted from a large personal experience, coupled with some anatomical studies as well as observations of others. With respect to these injuries, we strive for the reader to embrace the above-cited Marcel Proust observation.

The real magic of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust [1].

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  1. Vincera Institute, Drexel University College of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Duke University Medical School, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    William C. Meyers MD

  2. Vincera Insitute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Adam Zoga MD

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    Fares S. Haddad

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Meyers, W.C., Zoga, A. (2014). Core Muscle Injuries. In: Haddad, F. (eds) The Young Adult Hip in Sport. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5412-9_10

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