Pictorial Review

Sports hernia: A pictorial review

Peter Mercouris
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 18, No 2 | a670 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v18i2.670 | © 2014 Peter Mercouris | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 11 June 2014 | Published: 11 December 2014

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Peter Mercouris, Lake, Smit and Partners, Durban, South Africa

Abstract

Sports hernia represents a complex clinical and imaging entity. The purpose of the review is to provide a practical imaging approach to this condition. The review includes an overview of the anatomy and biomechanics of sports hernia by means of colour illustrations. The role of imaging, and particularly magnetic resonance imaging, is highlighted.

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