Table 5

 Primary, secondary and tertiary clinical entity in 137 consecutive football players with groin pain

Clinical entityPrimary,Secondary,Tertiary,
n (%)n (%)n (%)
Adductor-related pain94 (68.6)4 (2.9)
Iliopsoas-related pain35 (25.5)31 (22.6)6 (4.4)
Sports hernia2 (1.5)1 (0.7)
Snapping Iliopsoas1 (0.7)
Pelvic floor-related pain1 (0.7)
Rectus abdominus-related pain1 (0.7)11 (8)3 (2.2)
Sacrotuberal ligament pain1 (0.7)4 (2.9)1 (0.7)
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction1 (0.7)
Hip arthrosis1 (0.7)
Pain of thoracolumbar origin
Hernia1 (0.7)
Piriformis-related pain1 (0.7)
Stress fracture
Total137 (100)52 (38)11 (8)