The report on “hockey groin syndrome” by Irshad et al
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in the October issue of Surgery was of great interest to us, concerning matters we have been working on for many
years. We have, however, made some additional observations in these high-performing
athletes, interpreted the pain syndrome in another way, and have quite a different
approach in the operative treatment. Among our patients are top-level players in ice
hockey, soccer, and tennis. All together, 11 athletes have been operated on. The surgical
procedures have been performed on 2 different indications, depending on the findings
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- Operative treatment of “hockey groin syndrome”: 12 years experience in National Hockey League players.Surgery. 2001; 130: 759-766
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