Groin injuries in atheletes: new stepping stones

TY - JOUR

T1 - Groin injuries in atheletes

T2 - new stepping stones

AU - Hölmich, Per

PY - 2017/6

Y1 - 2017/6

N2 - Groin injuries have a bad reputation as very difficult to diagnose and treat. However, this is not justified and in the last two decades an increasing number of good scientific papers have been published. The key to the groin injuries is the anatomy. Groin injuries are related to muscles, tendons and joints in the vast majority of cases. It is important to understand that the muscles are acting through their insertions into the bones and not through their superficial connective tissue covering. To communicate about these injuries a common terminology based on clear definitions are imperative. Standardized examination techniques and imaging as well as patient related outcomes are all important tools. The treatment and safe return to sport is dependent on evidence based easy-to-access treatment methods. Several research groups around the world are working seriously to develop this further and the clinical future looks bright. Groin injuries are no longer “the Bermuda Triangle of sports medicine”.

AB - Groin injuries have a bad reputation as very difficult to diagnose and treat. However, this is not justified and in the last two decades an increasing number of good scientific papers have been published. The key to the groin injuries is the anatomy. Groin injuries are related to muscles, tendons and joints in the vast majority of cases. It is important to understand that the muscles are acting through their insertions into the bones and not through their superficial connective tissue covering. To communicate about these injuries a common terminology based on clear definitions are imperative. Standardized examination techniques and imaging as well as patient related outcomes are all important tools. The treatment and safe return to sport is dependent on evidence based easy-to-access treatment methods. Several research groups around the world are working seriously to develop this further and the clinical future looks bright. Groin injuries are no longer “the Bermuda Triangle of sports medicine”.

KW - Acute groin injury

KW - Evidence based

KW - Groin anatomy

KW - Groin injury

KW - HAGOS

U2 - 10.1016/j.orthtr.2017.03.080

DO - 10.1016/j.orthtr.2017.03.080

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85018671502

SN - 0949-328X

VL - 33

SP - 106

EP - 112

JO - Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology

JF - Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology

IS - 2

ER -