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Groin Injuries

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Groin injuries, both long-standing and acute, constitute a major proportion of sport injuries. The diagnosis is based on a clinical entity approach and relies on a comprehensive examination using standardized clinical tests. Treatment of both long-standing and acute groin injuries is focused on structured exercise therapy and load management. An exercise program consisting of active adductor exercises has shown promising potential to reduce the risk of groin problems in athletes.

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    Per Hölmich, Lasse Ishøi & Kristian Thorborg

  2. Department Sports Groin Pain Center, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar

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  1. Orthopedics and Traumatology, State University of Campinas – UNICAMP, Campinas / Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Sérgio Rocha Piedade

  2. Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, University of Munich (TUM), München, Bayern, Germany

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  3. Ascot Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

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  4. Department of Orthopedics & Traumatology, Federal University of São Paulo, Vila Clementino - São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Hölmich, P., Ishøi, L., Serner, A., Thorborg, K. (2019). Groin Injuries. In: Rocha Piedade, S., Imhoff, A., Clatworthy, M., Cohen, M., Espregueira-Mendes, J. (eds) The Sports Medicine Physician. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10433-7_17

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