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Sports Hernia: A Comparison of the Different Surgical Techniques

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Comparing different techniques is feasible in the presence of unique, univocal, and shared diagnostic taxonomy. Groin pain syndrome along with its three variants (traumatic, functional overload, long-standing or chronic) represents a wide variety of etiological factors, in which anatomical and functional aspects are involved. In this complex and multivariable framework, the patient’s chief complaint is always the same: pain and impossibility to maintain an excellent performance level during sport activity (both in professional and amateur athletes).

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Versilia Hospital - Azienda Usl Toscana Nord Ovest, Lido di Camaiore, Italy

    Francesco Di Marzo M.D.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Cotignola, Ravenna, Italy

    Raul Zini

  2. Knee Orthopaedic and Sport Traumatology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy

    Piero Volpi

  3. Kinemove Rehabilitation Center, Pontremoli, Massa Carrara, Italy

    Gian Nicola Bisciotti

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Di Marzo, F. (2017). Sports Hernia: A Comparison of the Different Surgical Techniques. In: Zini, R., Volpi, P., Bisciotti, G. (eds) Groin Pain Syndrome. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41624-3_13

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