THE GROIN REGION ANATOMY AND CLINICAL ANATOMICAL APPROACH TO ATHLETIC GROIN PAIN REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Year 2023, Volume: 3 Issue: 8 - October 2023, 25 - 33, 13.10.2023

Hürriyet Ercan Çetinok , Büşra Sancaklı

https://doi.org/10.54270/atljm.2023.39

Abstract

The anatomy of the groin region is complex and involves a confluence of structures. Groin pain is a chronic symptom located in the inguinal region. In this review, it is aimed to give an overview of inguinal pain in the literature, to examine surgical and rehabilitation interventions and to compare the time to return to sports. In addition, different diagnostic approaches are indicated. To create a map for further studies by compiling in detail the studies in the literature on the anatomy of the groin region and the definition, treatment and return to sports after the treatment of athletic groin pain. The results of this review showed a comparable return to play rate and return to play time between surgical and rehabilitative interventions. We believe that dealing with the reasons of groin pain in detail in the treatment process will affect the duration of treatment and return to play.

Keywords

Athletic groin pain, groin region, inguinal region, groin pain treatment, surgical interventions, rehabilitative interventions, femoral triangle, groin injuries

Inguinal Bölge Anatomisi Ve Atletik Pubaljiye Klinik Anatomik Yaklaşim ile Literatür İncelemesi

Abstract

Inguinal Bölge anatomisi karmaşıktır ve çeşitli yapıların organizasyonunu içerir. Pubalji kasık bölgesinde lokalize olan kronik bir semptomdur. Bu derlemede pubalji konusunda literatürde yer alan genel bilgilerin verilmesi, cerrahi ve rehabilitasyon müdahalelerinin incelenmesi ile spora dönüş sürelerinin karşılaştırılması amaçlanmaktadır. Ayrıca farklı tanı yaklaşımları belirtilmektedir. Inguinal bölgenin anatomisi ve atletik pubaljinin tanımı, tedavisi ve tedavi sonrası spora dönüş konularında literatürde yer alan çalışmaları detaylı bir şekilde derleyerek ileriki çalışmalar için bir harita oluşturmaktır. Bu derlemenin sonuçları, cerrahi ve rehabilitasyon müdahaleleri arasında spora dönüş oranı ve süresinin karşılaştırılabilir olduğunu göstermiştir. Tedavi sürecinde pubalji nedenlerinin detaylı olarak ele alınmasının tedavi süresini ve spora dönüş süresini etkileyeceği belirtilmştir.

Keywords

Atletik Pubalji, Inguinal Bölge, Pubalji tedavisi, cerrahi müdahaleler, rehabilite edici müdahaleler, femoral üçgen, Inguinal Bölge yaralanmaları

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