Acute groin pain in football is a common cause of game loss. Several injuries could determine this painful condition and muscular involvement should always be considered. External rotator muscle group acute injuries are frequent in football players, especially for external and internal obturators. In this case, we report a case of an acute piriformis injury in a professional football player.

Piriform muscle injury in a professional football player: A case report / F. Vittadini, M. Vecchiato, A. Corsini, A. Frizziero, A. Demeco, G. Ascenzi, L. Lempainen, S. Palermi. - In: MEDICINA DELLO SPORT. - ISSN 0025-7826. - 76:2(2023 Jun), pp. 243-247. [10.23736/S0025-7826.23.04281-3]

Piriform muscle injury in a professional football player: A case report

A. Frizziero;
2023

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Acute groin pain in football is a common cause of game loss. Several injuries could determine this painful condition and muscular involvement should always be considered. External rotator muscle group acute injuries are frequent in football players, especially for external and internal obturators. In this case, we report a case of an acute piriformis injury in a professional football player.
Athletic injuries; Case report; Hip joint; Piriformis muscle syndrome; Soccer
Settore MED/34 - Medicina Fisica e Riabilitativa
Settore MEDS-19/B - Medicina fisica e riabilitativa
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