 Sports hernia
The "sports hernia" is a controversial diagnosis. A hernia is a protrusion through a deficiency in a body cavity and inguinal hernias (in the lower abdomen or upper groin) are one of the most common hernias in males. Because males have a natural deficiency in their lower abdominal wall, to transmit the spermatic cord and testicular vessels, they are predisposed to hernias. Whilst regular inguinal hernias can and do occur in athletes, and should be treated as they would in other men (usually with surgery, read a summary at BMJ ) the sports hernia diagnosis is usually made in reference to a player who has chronic groin or lower abdominal pain. The pathology is likely to be a tear of the posterior wall of the inguinal canal (i.e. the conjoint tendon). Hernia surgery is sometimes successfully used in this case.
To read about groin injuries in the AFL click here .
Click here to read a medical review of Groin injuries in athletes (Acrobat .pdf format).
To post a comment or ask a question about these injuries, visit the injuryupdate Forum, click here .
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