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Justin M Atkins1, Jonathan C Taylor, Shawn F Kane
1Womack Army Medical Center, Family Medicine Clinic, Fort Bragg, NC 28301, USA. justin.atkins@us.army.mil
Abstract:
Abdominal and groin injuries are common problems encountered by athletes across a wide variety of sports. They range from benign but annoying, such as exercise-related transient abdominal pain (ETAP), to the activity-limiting and possibly career-ending condition of athletic hernia. This article covers ETAP, rectus abdominus injuries, osteitis pubis, athletic hernia, and abdominal/groin hernias to provide an update on the current pathophysiology and treatment of common abdominal and pelvic conditions in the athlete.
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