Aug 9, 2011

Hip and groin pain in the professional athlete

Canadian Association of Radiologists journal = Journal l'Association canadienne des radiologistes
Sean E McSweeney, Ali Naraghi, David Salonen, John Theodoropoulos, Lawrence M White
Hip and groin pain is a common condition in professional athletes and may result from an acute injury or from chronic, repetitive trauma. It is responsible for significant morbidity, which leads to time away from training and competition, and may result in a career-ending injury. The anatomic and biomechanical causes for hip and groin injuries are among the most complex and controversial in the musculoskeletal system. This makes clinical differentiation and subsequent management difficult...