Effectiveness of a selective partial adductor release for chronic adductor-related groin pain in professional athletes

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 603-607

  Schilders, Ernest ^a,b   Dimitrakopoulou, Alexandra ^a,b   Cooke, Michael ^c   Bismil, Quamar ^d   Cooke, Carlton ^b  

^a WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d BMI Fitzroy Square Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adductor longus; adductor pain; groin strain athletes; partial adductor release

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT INJURY; TENDINITIS; TENDON; TENOTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; GROIN; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TENDINOPATHY; TENDONS; TENOTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874903956     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513475790     Document Type: Article

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