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Adductor tendinitis and musculus rectus abdominis tendopathy

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital, K. U. Leuven, Belgium

Ludo Hansen, MD

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital, K. U. Leuven, Belgium

Jozet C. Mulier, MD

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital, K. U. Leuven, Belgium

Groin injuries are becoming more common today in soccer. Conservative treatment consisting of rest, physiotherapy, and medication yields favorable results in only 38% of the long-standing lesions. Operative treatment is indicated in selected cases. Better knowl edge of the underlying pathology and a more accurate initial conservative treatment directed to the ethiopath ogenesis could solve many of the problems. However, in our experience a simple subcutaneous adductor tenotomy and/or a rectus abdominis tenotomy in com bination with a fasciaplasty was done successfully in 75 of 81 patients. There was no loss of power in this group of patients as measured and compared with a control group.

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