Groin pain associated with ultrasound finding of inguinal canal posterior wall deficiency in Australian Rules footballers.

摘要: OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence of inguinal canal posterior wall deficiency (sports hernia) in professional Australian Rules footballers using an ultrasound technique and correlate results with clinical symptom groin pain. METHODS: Thirty five without pain were investigated blind a dynamic high resolution for presence deficiency. RESULTS: Fourteen players had history significant recent ten these found to have bilateral (p < 0.01). The relative risk was 8.0 (95% confidence interval 1.73 37.1). Groin also be associated increasing age 0.01) which independent factor. Surgical, clinical, follow up who underwent hernia repair confirmed validity as diagnostic tool. CONCLUSIONS: Dynamic examination is able detect young males no signs hernia. This condition very prevalent footballers, including some are asymptomatic. There correlation between pain, although temporal relationship findings not established by current study. Ultrasound shows promise tool athletes chronic considered possible candidates repair.