 Osteitis pubis
Osteitis pubis appears to be a modern injury of epidemic proportions, particularly in the AFL cities of Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. The reality is that this injury has been around for ages and was previously known as a 'chronic groin strain'. Osteitis pubis refers to the imaging appearance of abnormalities on a scan (X-ray, CT scan or MRI scan).
The groin is overloaded in repetitive kicking activities of soccer and AFL players in particular.
There is controversy about the rate of osteitis pubis and groin injuries in junior AFL players. The reality in the AFL is that osteitis pubis equally affects younger and older players, although since older players suffer more injuries overall, osteitis pubis makes up a greater proportion of the injury profile of younger players. Since this is a stress injury, it obviously makes sense that if junior players are subjected to loads of 40 or more matches in a season (which apparently sometimes can occur) then they are almost certainly at greater risk.
To read about groin injuries in the AFL click here .
Click here to read a medical review of Groin injuries in athletes (Acrobat .pdf format).
To post a comment or ask a question about these injuries, visit the cricketinjuries Forum, click here .
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