Anatomic basis of chronic groin pain with special reference to sports hernia

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-5

  Akita, K ^a   Niga, S ^b   Yamato, Y ^b   Muneta, T ^a   Sato, T ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kawaguchi Kogyo General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clinical anatomy; Genitofemoral nerve; Human gross anatomy; Ilioinguinal nerve; Sports hernia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 0032917201     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01635044     Document Type: Article

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