Anatomy, Pathology, and MRI Findings in the Sports Hernia

 

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ABSTRACT

“Sports hernia” is a frequently used term on athletic injury reports and in the sportscasting media, but its true definition remains elusive in the medical literature. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a useful tool in the evaluation of clinical athletic pubalgia, yet specific pathologies associated with this commonly encountered syndrome are poorly described in the imaging literature. In this article we review the musculoskeletal anatomy of the pubic region as well as several reproducible patterns of pathology on MRI we have encountered in patients with a clinical diagnosis of sports hernia.

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Adam C ZogaM.D. 

Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

132 South 10th St., 10 Main, Radiology Administration, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Email: adam.zoga@jefferson.edu