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Athletic Pubalgia

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Athletic pubalgia refers to lower abdominal and groin pain arising from an injury to the congruent fascial sheath of the rectus abdominis and the adductor complex. Its cause can be multifactorial, but is mainly an overuse injury from high-level athletic activity. It is initially treated conservatively, but if symptoms persist after 6–12 weeks, surgical intervention is an option. A number of different procedures have been described, but they all have similar return to play rates. Femoroacetabular impingement can coexist and should be ruled out, because if untreated it leads to a high failure rate.

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  1. Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

    Dr. Jozef Murar

  2. Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, NorthShore University Health Systems, 680 N Lake Shore Dr, Ste 924, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA

    Dr. Patrick M. Birmingham

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  1. Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Shane Nho

  2. Dept. Orthopaedics, Hip Service, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland

    Michael Leunig

  3. Caspary Building, Ground Floor, Center for Hip Pain and Preservation, New York, New York, USA

    Bryan Kelly

  4. Department of Orthopaedics, University of Michigan Domino's Farms Lobby A, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Asheesh Bedi

  5. Twin Cities Orthopedics - Edina, Edina, Minnesota, USA

    Christopher Larson

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Murar, J., Birmingham, P.M. (2014). Athletic Pubalgia. In: Nho, S., Leunig, M., Kelly, B., Bedi, A., Larson, C. (eds) Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Joint Preservation Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7321-3_62-1

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