RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Abdominal injuries and sport. JF British Journal of Sports Medicine JO Br J Sports Med FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine SP 155 OP 160 DO 10.1136/bjsm.33.3.155 VO 33 IS 3 A1 J M Ryan YR 1999 UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/33/3/155.abstract AB Serious abdominal injuries resulting from sport are rare. The potential for misdiagnosis is significant and the consequences may be serious. Patients with abdominal pain should be taken very seriously and investigated with appropriate diagnostic equipment. Sporting bodies have a responsibility to address safety within a particular sport and to change the rules where necessary as injury patterns are identified.