MRI findings do not correlate with outcome in athletes with chronic groin pain

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-76

  Daigeler, Adrien ^a   Belyaev, Orlin ^a   Pennekamp, Werner H ^a,b   Morrosch, Stephan ^a,c   Köster, Odo ^a,c   Uhl, Waldemar ^a   Weyhe, Dirk ^a  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Athletes; Chronic groin pain; Hernia; MRI; Symphysitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947286640     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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