Table 4

Interventions used to treat surgical causes of groin pain in athletes

DiagnosisInterventionsPatients (n)
FAIArthroscopic chondrolabral debridement or repair1466
Mini-open chondrolabral debridement or repair43
Open operative dislocation and repair1
Athletic pubalgiaOpen hernia repair with mesh reinforcement482
Laparoscopic hernia repair with mesh reinforcement295
Bassini hernia repair75
Minimal repair technique89
Unspecified open hernia repair140
Unspecified laparoscopic hernia repair130
Adductor pathologyPercutaneous adductor longus tenotomy186
Open adductor longus tenotomy155
Unspecified adductor longus tenotomy62
Adductor re-attachment with suture anchors5
Partial adductor release162
Inguinal pathologyOpen hernia repair with mesh reinforcement17
Laparoscopic hernia repair with mesh reinforcement32
Laparoscopic tenotomy with mesh reinforcement48
Arthroscopic inguinal release73
Unspecified open hernia repair152
Unspecified laparoscopic hernia repair151
Labral pathologyArthroscopic chondrolabral debridement/repair220
Open chondrolabral debridement/repair0
  • Mini-open: 4 cm incision and modified Smith-Peterson approach with no muscle detachment.

  • FAI, femoroacetabular impingement.