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Inguinal Pathology

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Athletic pubalgia results from a pathologic distribution of forces across the abdominopelvic musculature. Inguinal neuralgia is the result of damage to the nerves that traverse the groin region. Both share a common clinical presentation of refractory groin pain, and surgical management frequently results in satisfactory patient outcomes.

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  1. The Plastic Surgery Center, Institute for Advanced Reconstruction, 535 Sycamore Ave, Shrewsbury, NJ, 07702, USA

    Adam Saad MD

  2. Department of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Matthew Pontell MD

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Saad, A., Pontell, M. (2017). Inguinal Pathology. In: Elkwood, A., Kaufman, M., Schneider, L. (eds) Rehabilitative Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41406-5_20

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