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Groin. In human anatomy, the groin, also known as the inguinal region or iliac region, [1] is the junctional area between the torso and the thigh. [2] The groin is at the front of the body on either side of the pubic tubercle, where the lower part of the abdominal wall meets the thigh. [3][1] A fold or crease is formed at this junction known as ...
Pain in the groin, called anterior hip pain, is most often the result of osteoarthritis, osteonecrosis, occult fracture, acute synovitis, and septic arthritis; pain on the sides of the hip, called lateral hip pain, is usually caused by bursitis; pain in the buttock, called posterior or gluteal hip pain, which is the least common type of hip ...
59,800 (2015) [ 4 ] An inguinal hernia or groin hernia is a hernia (protrusion) of abdominal cavity contents through the inguinal canal. Symptoms, which may include pain or discomfort especially with or following coughing, exercise, or bowel movements, are absent in about a third of patients. Symptoms often get worse throughout the day and ...
Structures passing behind the inguinal ligament. Anterolateral view of the right side of the pelvis. The inguinal ligament (/ ˈɪŋɡwɪnəl / [1][2]), also known as Poupart's ligament or groin ligament, is a band running from the pubic tubercle to the anterior superior iliac spine. It forms the base of the inguinal canal through which an ...
Groin hernias occur more often on the right than left side. [1] The main concern is bowel strangulation, where the blood supply to part of the bowel is blocked. [1] This usually produces severe pain and tenderness in the area. [1] Hiatus, or hiatal hernias often result in heartburn but may also cause chest pain or pain while eating. [3]
Inguinal hernia surgery. Inguinal hernia surgery is an operation to repair a weakness in the abdominal wall that abnormally allows abdominal contents to slip into a narrow tube called the inguinal canal in the groin region. There are two different clusters of hernia: groin and ventral (abdominal) wall. Groin hernia includes femoral, obturator ...
Pathophysiology. [] The sacroiliac joint is a true diarthrodial joint that joins the sacrum to the pelvis. [ 1 ][ 8 ][ 16 ][ 17 ] The sacrum connects on the right and left sides to the ilia (pelvic bones) to form the sacroiliac joints. The pelvic girdle is made up of two innominate bones (the iliac bones) and the sacrum.
Athletic pubalgia, also called sports hernia, [1] core injury, [2] hockey hernia, [3] hockey groin, [1] Gilmore's groin, [1] or groin disruption, [4] is a medical condition of the pubic joint affecting athletes. [5] It is a syndrome characterized by chronic groin pain in athletes and a dilated superficial ring of the inguinal canal.