Abstract
Hip and groin injuries in athletes can be confusing because of the lack of common terminology between different specialists and because of the rapidly evolving understanding of early hip disease brought about by advances in imaging and arthroscopy, which renders previous diagnoses questionable. However, a recent consensus meeting on the terminology describing these conditions has made a promising start to resolve these issues through future clinical and scientific work.
We describe a systematic ‘clinical entity’ approach to assessment of the athlete’s groin; the ‘Hip and Groin Outcome Score’ (HAGOS) for measuring the outcome of treatment modalities; and our treatment and prevention protocol, which has been used and studied in large numbers of professional soccer players for many years.
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Hölmich, P., Thorborg, K. (2017). Groin Pain in Athletes: Assessment and Nonsurgical Treatment. In: McCarthy, J., Noble, P., Villar, R. (eds) Hip Joint Restoration. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0694-5_29
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