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Case Reports
. 2011 Mar 15:2011:bcr1220103607.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.12.2010.3607.

When a groin lump is more than a simple groin lump

G Malietzis  1 , C B Tang, G Makris, T Graja
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Case Reports

When a groin lump is more than a simple groin lump

G Malietzis et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Groin lump secondary to avulsion fracture of the adductor muscles of the middle thigh in the absence of any hernia is rare. The authors discuss a case of a young footballer who presented with a painful groin swelling. Surgical exploration revealed that the cause of the lump was an avulsion fracture of the adductor muscles.

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