Radiological findings in symphyseal and adductor-related groin pain in athletes: A critical review of the literature

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 611-619

  Branci, Sonia ^a,b   Thorborg, Kristian ^a   Nielsen, Michael Bachmann ^b   Hölmich, Per ^a,c  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ATHLETE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT; GROIN INJURIES; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCCER; SPORTING INJURIES; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ATHLETES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GROIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

GROIN INJURIES; MRI; SOCCER; SPORTING INJURIES; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84879792949     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091905     Document Type: Review

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