Herniography in athletes with groin XXXX .

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In the years 1974 to 1981, herniography was performed in 78 athletes with groin @entity158 . The investigation comprised 101 @entity158 groin sides in 23 athletes with bilateral symptoms. Before herniography, a @entity547 was @entity3453 (7.9 percent) groins with @entity158 . @entity547 were found at herniography in 84.2 percent of the symptomatic groin sides and in 49.1 percent of the asymptomatic groin sides. Sixty-three @entity547 operations were performed. The herniographic and operative diagnoses corresponded well. Direct hernias dominated among the operated athletes, and were found in 55.6 percent of those below 30 years of age. Altogether 69.8 percent of the operated @entity1 were cured by @entity547 repair and another 20.6 percent were improved. Tenoperiostitis of the adductor muscles was the most frequent diagnosis in those not cured by operation and among the nonoperated @entity1 . Herniography was of great value in selecting those @entity1 who needed a repair. A broad differential diagnostic approach when examining these @entity1 is of the utmost importance.
