Keywords:
Trauma, Imaging sequences, MR, Musculoskeletal system
Authors:
E. McLoughlin, J. yusta-zato, A. M. Davies, D. Beale, S. L. James, R. Botchu; birmingham/UK
DOI:
10.1594/essr2018/P-0152
Learning objectives
Groin pain is a commonly encountered entity in musculoskeletal radiology.
The differential diagnosis is wide and includes adductor and rectus abdominis muscle/tendon and common adductor-rectus abdominis aponeurosis pathology,
osteitis pubis, stress fractures,
hernias and referred pain.
Diagnosis can be challenging due to a number of factors including poor localisation of pain on clinical examination,
the complexity of the groin anatomy and the broad differential diagnosis. Radiological investigation is therefore usually required to elicit the underlying pathology.
The aims of this poster are:
1.
To review the key groin anatomy including the pubic symphysis,
adductor and abdominal wall musculature,
common adductor-rectus abdominis aponeurosis and the inguinal canal.
2. To provide a pictorial review of some of the common musculoskeletal causes of groin pain identified on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in our institution.