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Spectrum of MRI findings in clinical athletic pubalgia.

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Zajick, DC; Zoga, AC; Omar, IM; Meyers, WC
Published in: Semin Musculoskelet Radiol
March 2008

Athletic pubalgia is a frequently encountered syndrome for clinicians who treat active patients participating in a wide variety of athletic endeavors worldwide. Pathologies associated with this clinical scenario span anatomically from the pubic symphysis to the hip and include a myriad of poorly understood and incompletely described musculoskeletal entities, many of which are centered about the pubic symphysis and its tendinous attachments. In this article, we discuss the relevant anatomy and pathophysiology for the most frequently encountered of these disorders, using magnetic resonance (MR) images as a guide. We describe an MR imaging protocol tailored to clinical athletic pubalgia. We then review reproducible MRI patterns of pathology about the pubic symphysis, the rectus abdominis/adductor aponeurosis and the inguinal ring, as well as a group of clinically confounding entities remote from the symphysis but visible by MRI.

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Published In

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol

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ISSN

1089-7860

Publication Date

March 2008

Volume

12

Issue

1

Start / End Page

3 / 12

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sprains and Strains
  • Pubic Symphysis
  • Pelvic Pain
  • Osteitis
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Muscle, Skeletal
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Groin
  • Fractures, Stress
 

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Zajick, D. C., Zoga, A. C., Omar, I. M., & Meyers, W. C. (2008). Spectrum of MRI findings in clinical athletic pubalgia. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol, 12(1), 3–12. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1067933
Zajick, Donald C., Adam C. Zoga, Imran M. Omar, and William C. Meyers. “Spectrum of MRI findings in clinical athletic pubalgia.Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 12, no. 1 (March 2008): 3–12. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1067933.
Zajick DC, Zoga AC, Omar IM, Meyers WC. Spectrum of MRI findings in clinical athletic pubalgia. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2008 Mar;12(1):3–12.
Zajick, Donald C., et al. “Spectrum of MRI findings in clinical athletic pubalgia.Semin Musculoskelet Radiol, vol. 12, no. 1, Mar. 2008, pp. 3–12. Pubmed, doi:10.1055/s-2008-1067933.
Zajick DC, Zoga AC, Omar IM, Meyers WC. Spectrum of MRI findings in clinical athletic pubalgia. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2008 Mar;12(1):3–12.
Journal cover image

Published In

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol

DOI

ISSN

1089-7860

Publication Date

March 2008

Volume

12

Issue

1

Start / End Page

3 / 12

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sprains and Strains
  • Pubic Symphysis
  • Pelvic Pain
  • Osteitis
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Muscle, Skeletal
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Groin
  • Fractures, Stress