Athletic Pubalgia / Sports Hernia
Sports Groin Injury (No Hernia Bulge)
Chronic exertional groin/lower abdominal pain from weakness or disruption of the posterior inguinal wall or rectus abdominis/adductor aponeurosis. NO palpable hernia (despite the name "sports hernia"). Common in football, ice hockey, rugby. The Doha Agreement (2015) recommends the term "inguinal-related groin pain."
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