Symphysis syndrome in athletes: Surgical treatment for chronic lower abdominal, groin, and adductor pain in athletes

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 278-284

  Biedert, Roland M ^a   Warnke, Kerstin ^b   Meyer, Stephan ^b  

^a Institute of Sport Sciences   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Abdominal; Adductor muscles; Groin; Pain; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MYALGIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPHYSIS SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROIN; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS MEDICINE; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141866875     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200309000-00002     Document Type: Article

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