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Bisciotti GN, Bisciotti A, Auci A, Bisciotti A, Volpi P. Anatomical Features in Inguinal-Pubic-Adductor Area That May Contribute to Gender Difference in Susceptibility to Groin Pain Syndrome. J Pers Med 2024; 14:860. [PMID: 39202051 PMCID: PMC11355124 DOI: 10.3390/jpm14080860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2024] [Revised: 07/31/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024] Open
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Groin pain syndrome (GPS) is often a diagnostic challenge for sport physicians. Despite this diagnostic difficulty, the incidence of GPS in athletes is relatively high, afflicting 10-20% of the total sports population. In the literature, a certain number of studies demonstrate an important gender-based difference in the incidence of GPS in both sexes, with a ratio of female:male athletes clearly in favor of the female gender being relatively less prone to GPS. Indeed, some anatomical differences between the two sexes seem to represent a protective factor against the onset of GPS in women, although the current literature still needs to clarify the validity of these findings. It is the aim of this systematic review to examine all the anatomical differences between men and women that may be responsible for the difference in the onset of GPS in the two sexes.
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Affiliation(s)
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Milan, Italy; (A.B.); (P.V.)
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- Dipartimento delle Diagnostiche, Azienda USL Toscana Nord Ovest, 56121 Massa, Italy;
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Milan, Italy; (A.B.); (P.V.)
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Calatayud Moscoso Del Prado J, Fernández-Gil MÁ, Bueno Horcajadas Á, Kassarjian A. Groin pain in soccer players: anatomy, clinical presentation, biomechanics, pathology and imaging findings. Skeletal Radiol 2024:10.1007/s00256-024-04699-z. [PMID: 38787402 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04699-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Groin pain is extremely common in soccer players, especially male soccer players, with nearly a third experiencing groin pain over the course of their careers. Despite its high prevalence, there continues to be some confusion and controversy regarding the detailed anatomy and recommended terminology related to groin pain in athletes. This article will review the anatomy, clinical presentation, biomechanics, pathology and imaging findings most commonly associated with groin pain in soccer players.
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- Olympia Medical Center, Torre Caleido, Paseo de La Castellana 259 E, 28046, Madrid, Spain
- Elite Sport Imaging, SL, Madrid, Spain
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- Olympia Medical Center, Torre Caleido, Paseo de La Castellana 259 E, 28046, Madrid, Spain
- Elite Sport Imaging, SL, Madrid, Spain
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- Olympia Medical Center, Torre Caleido, Paseo de La Castellana 259 E, 28046, Madrid, Spain
- Elite Sport Imaging, SL, Madrid, Spain
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Bisciotti GN, Zini R, Aluigi M, Aprato A, Auci A, Bellinzona E, Benelli P, Bigoni M, Bisciotti A, Bisciotti A, Bona S, Brustia M, Bruzzone M, Canata GL, Carulli C, Cassaghi G, Coli M, Corsini A, Costantini A, Dallari D, Danelli G, Danesi G, Della Rocca F, DE Nardo P, DI Benedetto P, DI Marzo F, DI Pietto F, Eirale C, Ferretti A, Fogli M, Foglia A, Guardoli A, Guglielmi A, Lama D, Maffulli N, Manunta AF, Massari L, Mazzoni G, Moretti B, Moretti L, Nanni G, Niccolai R, Occhialini M, Panascì M, Parra MF, Pigalarga G, Randelli F, Sacchini M, Salini V, Santori N, Tenconi P, Tognini G, Vegnuti M, Zanini A, Volpi P. Groin Pain Syndrome Italian Consensus Conference update 2023. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2024; 64:402-414. [PMID: 38126972 DOI: 10.23736/s0022-4707.23.15517-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Groin pain syndrome (GPS) is a controversial topic in Sports Medicine. The GPS Italian Consensus Conference on terminology, clinical evaluation and imaging assessment of groin pain in athletes was organized by the Italian Society of Arthroscopy in Milan, on 5 February 2016. In this Consensus Conference (CC) GPS etiology was divided into 11 different categories for a total of 63 pathologies. The GPS Italian Consensus Conference update 2023 is an update of the 2016 CC. The CC was based on a sequential, two-round online Delphi survey, followed by a final CC in the presence of all panelists. The panel was composed of 55 experts from different scientific and clinical backgrounds. Each expert discussed 6 different documents, one of which regarded the clinical and imaging definition of sports hernias, and the other 5 dealt with 5 new clinical situations thought to result in GPS. The panelists came to an agreement on the definition of a sports hernia. Furthermore, an agreement was reached, recognizing 4 of the 5 possible proposed pathologies as causes to GPS. On the contrary, the sixth pathology discussed did not find consensus given the insufficient evidence in the available scientific literature. The final document includes a new clinical and imaging definition of sports hernia. Furthermore, the etiology of GPS was updated compared to the previous CC of 2016. The new taxonomic classification includes 12 categories (versus 11 in the previous CC) and 67 pathologies (versus 63 in the previous CC).
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- Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Ravenna, Italy
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- Kinemove Rehabilitation Centers, Pontremoli, La Spezia, Italy
- Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
- Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio, Sassuolo, Modena, Italy
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- Center of Sports Traumatology, Koelliker Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgery and Innovative Techniques Musculoskeletal Tissue Bank, Rizzoli IRCCS Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Medicina e Scienza dello Sport Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano, Rome, Italy
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- Centers of Rehabilitative Phisiotherapy, Civitanova Marche, Macerata, Italy
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- La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
- Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
- Barts and the London School of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, London, UK
- Keele University School of Medicine, Stoke on Trent, UK
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- Orthopedic Clinic Sassari, Fondo Ateneo Ricerca 2020, Sassari, Italy
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- Unit of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Polyclinic University Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Polyclinic University Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Nancy Gvm Care and Research, S. Carlo Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Kinemove Rehabilitation Centers, Pontremoli, La Spezia, Italy
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- Hip Department (CAD), Gaetano Pini-CTO Orthopaedic Institute, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Kinemove Rehabilitation Centers, Pontremoli, La Spezia, Italy
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- San Clemente Nursing Home, S. Anna Clinica Institute, Brescia, Italy
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- Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
- FC Internazionale Milano, Milan, Italy
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Plumb AA, Rajeswaran G, Abbasi MA, Masci L, Warren O, Wilson J. Contemporary imaging of inguinal hernia and pain. Br J Radiol 2022; 95:20220163. [DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20220163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Inguinal hernias are the commonest type of hernia, and are frequently encountered by general, abdominal and musculoskeletal radiologists. Such hernias may cause discomfort or pain; but many other conditions may cause pain in a similar location, meaning it is not always straightforward to determine the underlying cause of a particular patient’s symptoms. Although surgical fixation of hernia has high success rates with low recurrence, ongoing symptoms are common after apparently uncomplicated surgery. In particular, post-surgical chronic groin pain can be highly problematic in some patients. In this review, we highlight the relevant surgical and imaging anatomy, common modes of clinical presentation, contemporary surgical approaches to the repair of inguinal hernia, imaging techniques to diagnose such hernias in both unoperated and operated groins and mimics of hernia-related pain.
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- Andrew A Plumb
- Department of Radiology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Radiology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, OneWelbeck, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Digestive Surgery, OneWelbeck, London, United Kingdom
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- Digestive Surgery, OneWelbeck, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Surgery, The Whittington Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Paajanen H, Hermunen H, Ristolainen L, Branci S. Long-standing groin pain in contact sports: a prospective case-control and MRI study. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med 2019; 5:e000507. [PMID: 31191965 PMCID: PMC6539155 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Objectives We aimed to prospectively evaluate the prevalence of long-standing groin pain and related MRI findings in contact sports. Methods This case–control study followed three male elite-level soccer, ice-hockey and bandy teams (102 players) for 2 years. All athletes with long-standing groin pain lasting >30 days and age-matched controls (1:3) from the same teams were examined clinically, using pelvic MRI and Hip and Groin Outcome Scores (HAGOS). Primary outcome measures were annual prevalence of groin pain and underlying MRI findings. Results The annual prevalence of chronic groin pain was 7.5%. Training characteristics and pain scores of athletes were similar in all teams. On MRI, there was no significant difference in the percentage of pubic bone marrow oedema (p = 0.80) between symptomatic players (8/15; 53%) versus controls (20/43; 47%), but adductor tendinopathy and degenerative changes at the pubic symphysis were twice more common among players with pain. Rectus muscle or iliopsoas pathology were seldom observed. Lower HAGOS subscales (p < 0.01) were recorded in players who experienced groin pain compared with the controls. Conclusion Long-standing groin pain was observed annually in 1 of 14 athletes in contact sports. Abnormalities in the pubic symphysis were common MRI findings in both symptomatic and asymptomatic players. Trial registration number NCT02560480
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- Hannu Paajanen
- Department of Surgery, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Mikkeli Central Hospital, Mikkeli, Finland
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Orton Orthopaedic Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Arthroscopic Center Amager, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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