ORIGINAL
ARTICLE – abstractHip
and groin injuries in top athletes Ovricenco Madalina
Dinamo
Sport Club, Sport Medicine Department, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract
As
a major weight-bearing joint, normal hip
function is crucial to favourable sporting participation being
important in running, jumping and kicking based activities. Although
athletic injuries of the hip and groin occur less commonly than
injuries of the extremities, they represent a challenge for sports
medicine practitioners because clinical assessment of the athletes is
often difficult, because of the complex regional anatomy and of
multiple differential diagnostic possibilities. Moreover, many of the
soft tissue complaints in this area become chronic resulting in
extensive rehabilitation time. The aim of this study was to examine the
incidence of posttraumatic injuries of the hip and groin in athletes
registered at Dinamo Sports Club between 2005-2007.
Methods:
We have examined 109 posttraumatic hip and groin injuries (88 males and
21 female, aged between 8-35 years), representing 2,1% of all the
medical exams. The athletes were assessed clinically and imagistically
(X ray, ultrasound, CT scan and MRI).
Results:
Most of the injuries involved the extra-articular soft tissue of the
hip – 99 (90,8%) cases followed by a few cases of referred
pain -9 (8,2%) cases (radiculopathyes and sacroiliac dysfunctions) and
only one intraarticular problem, a pincer-type femoroacetabular
impingement. The distribution on sports discipline placed on top
handball (23 cases) and rugby (29 cases) followed by athletics (15
cases), basketball and water-polo (9 cases each), martial arts (5
cases), gymnastics and volleyball (4 cases each) and weight-lifting (2
cases).
Key
words:posttraumatic
injuries, preventive
training, athletic performance
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