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The Painful Groin

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The painful groin is a challenging entity. It is a common problem in sports with incidence 5–18 % and is most prevalent in sports which involve kicking and sprinting with rapid changes of direction. The adductor longus is the most common pathology causing long-standing problems.

The complexity of groin anatomy, the similarity of symptoms for different pathologies that may or may not co-exist and the lack of consensus in terminology for the different groin entities may lead to a diagnostic dilemma with difficulty to recognise the precipitating disease, delays in diagnosis and treatment and potential career-ending for the athlete.

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  1. The London Hip Arthroscopy Centre, Orthopaedics, The Wellington Hospital, Wellington Place, St. Johns Wood, London, NW8 9LE, UK

    Alexandra Dimitrakopoulou MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon & Ernest Schilders MD, FRCS, FFSEM

  2. Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK

    Alexandra Dimitrakopoulou MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon & Ernest Schilders MD, FRCS, FFSEM

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  3. Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon Orthopedics, The Villar Bajwa Practice, Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Dimitrakopoulou, A., Schilders, E. (2017). The Painful Groin. In: McCarthy, J., Noble, P., Villar, R. (eds) Hip Joint Restoration. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0694-5_30

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