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We present a case of acute flank and groin pain resulting from a ruptured left iliac artery with pseudoaneurysm in a patient with previously undiagnosed Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). EDS is an uncommon, heterogeneous disease of abnormal collagen production with potentially fatal sequelae. The nine major types of EDS have varying clinical manifestations and degrees of severity. Type IV EDS is of special concern in that it is frequently associated with life-threatening vascular complications such as arterial aneurysm formation with rupture and dissection. EDS should be suspected in young people with vascular complications, recurrent joint dislocations, or fragile skin. In patients with known EDS, abdominal, flank, or pelvic pain should be investigated promptly to rule out life-threatening complications involving the vascular system, gastrointestinal tract, or gravid uterus.
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PMID:Presentation of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: iliac artery pseudoaneurysm rupture. 875 92

Our purpose was to assess the role of MRI in evaluating the musculoskeletal system in athletes with chronic pain laterally in the groin of unknown etiology. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pubic ring was performed in 11 young athletes (soccer players) with long-standing groin pain. MR findings were compared with plain films and isotope examination (bone scan Tc 99M). Abnormal MRI findings included a broadened and irregular symphysis with a characteristic pattern of low signal intensity on T1W and high signal intensity on T2W images localized in the superior pubic ramus at a distance from the symphysis. Positive findings were also observed on plain films and on nuclear medicine studies. However, the imaging findings in the superior public ramus of the symphysis was located considerably more laterally on MRI. MRI is a valuable method for evaluating discrete and ambiguous pelvic pain in athletes, particularly for identifying concomitant changes in the superior ramus, which may give rise to long-standing pain localized laterally in the groin.
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PMID:Sports-related groin pain: evaluation with MR imaging. 879 50

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and the distribution as well as male/female differences in patients with hip or pelvic pain based on MRI results. Three hundred forty consecutive conscripts (45 women, 295 men; age range 18-29 years; mean age 20.7 years) suffering from stress-related hip, buttock or groin pain took part in the study. All 340 patients underwent MR imaging. Radiographic data were available for 215 patients. Two radiologists interpreted the images by consensus. In MRI 174 stress injuries were diagnosed in 137 patients (32 women, 105 men). The incidence of bone stress injuries in women was significantly higher than that in men ( p<0.0001). One hundred five of the injuries (60%) were related to the proximal femur, 70 (67%) to the neck, 34 (32%) to the proximal shaft, and one (1%) to the head. Sixty-nine of the 174 stress injuries (40%) concerned the pelvic bones: sacrum 28 (41%); inferior pubic ramus 34 (49%); superior pubic ramus 3 (4%); iliac bone 3 (4%); and acetabulum 1 (1%). In 31 of the 174 cases (18%) symptoms were contralateral to MR findings. Thirty-three of the 137 patients (24%) had multiple bone stress injuries, 29 had two bone stress injuries and 4 patients had three. The sensitivity of radiography was 37%, specificity 79%, accuracy 60%, positive predictive value 59% and negative predictive value 61%. The kappa value for agreement between radiography and MRI was poor (0.17, p=0.0008). Patients suffering from stress-related hip pain MRI revealed bone stress injuries in 40%; of these, 60% were located in the proximal femur and 40% in the pelvic bones. For accurate diagnosis of bone stress injuries, and to ensure appropriate treatment, the entire pelvis and both proximal femurs should be studied simultaneously by means of MRI.
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PMID:Fatigue stress injuries of the pelvic bones and proximal femur: evaluation with MR imaging. 1259 65

Osteitis pubis is the most common inflammatory condition of the pubic symphysis and may present as acute abdominal, pelvic, or groin pain. Osteomyelitis pubis can occur concurrently and spontaneously with osteitis pubis. Primary care physicians should consider these conditions in patients presenting with abdominal and pelvic pain. A thorough history, including type of physical activity, and a focused physical examination will be useful, and imaging modalities may be helpful. A biopsy and culture of the pubic symphysis will usually confirm the diagnosis. Treatment for osteitis pubis generally involves rest and anti-inflammatory medications. Failure with this conservative treatment should alert the physician to the possibility of osteomyelitis, which needs treatment with antibiotics. Prognosis for recovery is excellent with definitive diagnosis and treatment.
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PMID:Presentation of osteitis and osteomyelitis pubis as acute abdominal pain. 2146 Oct 96

A comprehensive knowledge of the boundaries, contents, and interactions between surgical spaces is essential to safely and effectively perform mesh-augmented prolapse repairs and anti-incontinence procedures. This knowledge is also critical when managing intraoperative and postoperative complications such as bleeding, visceral injury, mesh erosion, exposure, or extrusion, and pelvic pain, groin pain, and dyspareunia. We present a detailed description of the surgical spaces entered during mesh augmented vaginal repair procedures and suggest strategies to avoid nerve and visceral injuries.
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PMID:Critical anatomic concepts for safe surgical mesh. 2363 40

Osteitis pubis (OP) is a debilitating overuse syndrome characterizing by pelvic pain and local tenderness over the pubic symphysis commonly encountered in athletes often involved in kicking, twisting and cutting activities in sports such as soccer and rugby and to a lesser degree distance running. It is a common source of groin pain in elite athletes attributable to pubis sympysis instability as the result of microtrauma caused by repetitive muscle strains on pubic bones. Diagnosis is based mainly on detailed sports history and a meticulous clinical examination, although occasionally is difficult to distinguish this nosological entity from other pathologies affecting the involved area which may occur concomitantly in the same patient. Radiologic examinations such as plain radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging and 3 phase bone isotope scanning may be helpful to differentiate from other clinical entities with similar clinical presentation. Most cases respond well to conservative treatment which includes several physical modalities and especially a progressive rehabilitation programmed individualized to each one of patients diagnosed with OP. Local injection therapies have been also been proposed as a non-operative therapeutic option for the efficient management of these patients. In refractory cases, surgical therapeutic strategies are warranted. These include several open or minimally invasive surgical interventions such as arthroscopic or open symphysis curettage, wedge or total resection of pubic sympysis, polypropylene mesh placement and pubic fusion. In this review a critical analysis of OP in elite athletes is performed with special focus on current concepts of diagnosis and management of this source of athletic groin pain.
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PMID:Osteitis pubis in elite athletes: Diagnostic and therapeutic approach. 2649 44