In this book chapter, Orthopaedic Surgeons Steve A. Mora
MD, Bert R. Mandelbaum MD, and J.W. Thomas Byrd MD discuss
common pathology encountered in and around the hip and groin.
Current understanding of pubalgia, sports hernia, and hip arthroscopy
are presented in detail.
Topics such as Sports Hernia, athletic pubalgia, femoral head
impaction syndrome and hip arthroscopy are covered. These injuries are
typically seen in kicking sports such as soccer and hockey. A
thorough understanding of anatomy and patho-physiology of the hip and
groin region is necessary in order to manage these challenging
patients. Hip arthroscopy has allowed safe and efficient
treatment of a limited number of problems within the hip joint.
This chapter is part of a greater body of work within the textbook
Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, Sports Medicine3, 2004.
Developed by the American Orthopaedic Society for
Sports Medicine, published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons this clinical digest provides up-to-date extensive coverage
to general sports medicine knowledge plus in-depth discussions of
specific athletic disorders in every anatomical region.
Book Web page:
Sports Medicine Society
