Laparoscopic repair of groin pain in athletes

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1238-1242

  Genitsaris, Michael ^a,b   Goulimaris, Ioannis ^a   Sikas, Nikolas ^a  

^a INTERBALKAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Groin pain; Laparoscopic repair; Professional athletes

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; STEROID;

ADULT; ATHLETE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONVALESCENCE; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INGUINAL CANAL; INGUINAL REGION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MYORRHAPHY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; GROIN; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242790135     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546503262203     Document Type: Review

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