Surgery versus conservative treatment in soccer players with chronic groin pain: A prospective randomised study in soccer players

European Journal of Sports Traumatology and Related Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 141-145

  Ekstrand, J ^a,b   Ringborg, S ^a  

^a Health University   (Sweden)

^b Sports Clinic   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Groin; Hernia; Hernioplasty; Soccer

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOGASTRIC NERVE; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PELVIC NERVE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPORT; SYMPTOM; TRAINING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0035790383     PISSN: 15923894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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