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Groin Pain: Neuropathies and Compression Syndromes

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Nerve entrapment is one of the most difficult pathologies in the groin area to diagnose, basically because it is difficult to visualize in radiological exams and the diagnosis is made mainly on the basis of clinical examination. There are four main nerves that might be involved: obturator nerve, ilioinguinal nerve, iliohypogastricus, and genitofemoral nerve and their branches. In this chapter, we discuss their anatomy, clinical symptoms, and possible treatment options.

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  1. Department of Sport Traumatology, Carolina Medical Center, Pory 78, 02-757, Warsaw, Poland

    Urszula Zdanowicz & Robert Smigielski

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  1. Fac. Medicine, Dept. Orthopedics & Traumatology, Hacettepe University, Hasyrcylar Caddesi, Ankara, 94110, Turkey

    Mahmut Nedim Doral

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Zdanowicz, U., Smigielski, R. (2012). Groin Pain: Neuropathies and Compression Syndromes. In: Doral, M. (eds) Sports Injuries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15630-4_36

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