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Akermark C, Johansson C. Tenotomy of the adductor longus tendon in the treatment of chronic groin pain in athletes. American Journal of Sports Medicine 1992;20:640-3.

Anderson K. Hip and groin injuries in athletes. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2001;29(4);521-533.

Soccer is one of the sports where sports hernia injuries occur.Boyd KT, Peirce NS, Batt ME. Common hip injuries in sport. Sports Medicine 1997;24:273-88.

Bradshaw C, McCrory P, Bell S, Brukner P. Obturator nerve entrapment. A cause of groin pain in athletes. American Journal of Sports Medicine 1997;25:402-8.

Brukner P, Bradshaw C, McCrory P. Obturator neuropathy: a cause of exercise-related groin pain. Physician Sports Medicine 1999;27:62-73.

Combs JA. Bacterial osteitis pubis in a weight lifter without invasive trauma. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 1998;30:1561-3.

Dahan R. Rehabilitation of muscle-tendon injuries to the hip, pelvis, and groin areas. Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Review 1997;3:326-33.

Ekberg O, Persson NH, Abrahamsson PA, Westlin NE, Lilja B. Longstanding groin pain in athletes. A multidisciplinary approach. Sports Medicine 1988;6:56-61.

Farber A, Wilckens J. Sports hernia: diagnosis and therapeutic approach. Journal American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vol 15, No 8, August 2007, 507-514.

Fricker PA, Taunton JE, Ammann W. Osteitis pubis in athletes. Infection, inflammation or injury? Sports Medicine 1991;12:266-79.

Fricker PA. Management of groin pain in athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine 1997;31:97-101.

Fricker PA. Osteitis pubis. Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Review 1997;5:305-12.

Gilmore J. Groin pain in the soccer athlete: fact, fiction, and treatment. Clinical Sports Medicine 1998;17: 787-93, vii.

Hackney RG. The sports hernia: a cause of chronic groin pain. British Journal of Sports Medicine 1993;27:58-62.

Harris NH, Murray RO. Lesions of the symphysis in athletes. British Medical Journal 1974;4:211-4.

Hoelmich P. Adductor-related groin pain in athletes. Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Review 1997;5:285-91.

Holmich P, Uhrskou P, Ulnits L, Kanstrup IL, Nielsen MB, Bjerg AM, et al. Effectiveness of active physical training as treatment for long-standing adductor-related groin pain in athletes: randomized trial. Lancet 1999;353:439-43.

Holt MA, Keene JS, Graf BK, Helwig DC. Treatment of osteitis pubis in athletes. Results of corticosteroid injections. American Journal of Sports Medicine 1995;23:601-6.

Johnston CA, Wiley JP, Lindsay DM, Wiseman DA. Iliopsoas bursitis and tendinitis. Sports Medicine 1998;25:271-83.

Karlsson J, Jerre R. The use of radiography, magnetic resonance, and ultrasound in the diagnosis of hip, pelvis, and groin injuries. Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Review 1997;5:268-73.

Karlsson J, Sward L, Kalebo P, Thomee R. Chronic groin injuries in athletes. Recommendations for treatment and rehabilitation. Sports Medicine 1994;17:141-8.

Lynch SA, Renstrom PA. Groin injuries in sport: treatment strategies. Sports Medicine 1999;28:137-44.

Martens MA, Hansen L, Mulier JC. Adductor tendinitis and musculus rectus abdominis tendopathy. American Journal of Sports Medicine 1987;15:353-6.

Meyers WC, Foley DP, Garrett WE, Lohnes JH, Mandlebaum BR. Management of severe lower abdominal or inguinal pain in high-performance athletes. PAIN (Performing Athletes with Abdominal or Inguinal Neuromuscular Pain Study Group). American Journal of Sports Medicine 2000;28:2-8.

Meyers WC, Yoo E, Devon O, Jain N, Horner M, Lauencin C, Zoga A. Understanding sports hernia (athletic pubalgia) - The anatomic and pathophysiologic basis for abdominal and groin pain in athletes. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine 15(4):165-177, 2007.

Miller JA, Schultz AB, Andersson GB. Load-displacement behavior of sacroiliac joints. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 1987;5:92-101.

O'Kane JW. Anterior hip pain. American Family Physician 1999;60:1687-96.

Omar I, Zoga A, Kavanagh E, Koulouris G, Bergin D, Gopez A, Morrison W, Meyers W. Athletic Pubalgia and Sports Hernia: Optimal MR Imaging Technique and Findings. RadioGraphics, 2008;28:1415-1438.

Renstroem AF. Groin injuries: a true challenge in orthopaedic sports medicine. Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Review 1997;5:247-51.

Renstrom P, Peterson L. Groin injuries in athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine 1980;14:30-6.

Rolf C. Pelvis and groin stress fractures: a cause of groin pain in athletes. Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Review 1997;5:301-4.

Roos HP. Hip pain in sport. Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Review 1997;5:292-300.

Westlin N. Groin pain in athletes from Southern Sweden. Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Review 1997;5:280-4.

Williams JG. Limitation of hip joint movement as a factor in traumatic osteitis pubis. British Journal of Sports Medicine 1978;12:129-33.