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It is common in high-intensity team sports and can negatively affect an athlete's professional carrier, causing serious disruption in the performance. Despite a high prevalence of groin pain in athletes, diagnosis and management of the underlying pathological processes remain a challenge for surgeons, radiologists, and physiotherapists alike.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2003A multidisciplinary approach is essential for patients with groin pain allowing prompt diagnosis and initiation of treatment thus facilitating more rapid return to play and preventing potential long-term sequelae of chronic groin pathology.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0041-1730978","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,22]],"date-time":"2021-06-22T22:51:18Z","timestamp":1624402278000},"page":"182-187","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Hip and Groin Pain in Soccer Players"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"07","author":[{"given":"Vincenzo","family":"Candela","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, Trigoria, Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Angelo","family":"De Carli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Unit and \u201cKirk Kilgour\u201d Sports Injury Centre, S. 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