Sportsmen's groin-diagnostic approach and treatment with the minimal repair technique: A single-center uncontrolled clinical review

Sports Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 216-221

  Muschaweck, Ulrike ^a   Berger, Luise Masami ^a  

^a Hernia Center Dr Muschaweck   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic groin pain; Innovative surgery; Minimal Repair technique; Pubalgia; Sports hernia; Sportsmen's groin

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959445990     PISSN: 19417381     EISSN: 19410921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941738110367623     Document Type: Article

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