MR Imaging of Groin Pain in the Athlete

Eoin C. Kavanagh; George Koulouris; Stephanie Ford; Peter McMahon; Ciaran Johnson; Stephen J. Eustace

doi:10.1055/s-2006-957173

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2006; 10(3): 197-207
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957173

MR Imaging of Groin Pain in the Athlete

Eoin C. Kavanagh¹ , George Koulouris² , Stephanie Ford³ , Peter McMahon³ , Ciaran Johnson² , Stephen J. Eustace³

¹Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
²Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
³Department of Radiology, Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Finglas, Dublin, Ireland

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Groin pain is a frequently encountered symptom in the athlete. The differential diagnosis for an athlete presenting with groin pain is broad and diagnostic imaging plays a crucial role in reaching the correct diagnosis, allowing appropriate therapy to be instituted. In this article we present the radiological differential diagnosis of athletes presenting with groin pain. The common mechanisms of injury, presenting symptoms, and imaging findings for each of these entities are addressed.

KEYWORDS

Groin - MRI - pain

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