The primary pathology in Athletic Pubalgia is:: (A) Abdominal muscle strain, (B) Rectus femoris strain, (C) Gluteus medius strain, (D) Hamstring strain
Answer is A. The primary site of pathology in Athletic pubalgia is the inseion of Rectus abdominus (and not rectus femoris). Rectus abdominis is an abdominal muscle and hence abdominal muscle strain is the single best answer of choice. Ref: Practical Ohopaedic Spos Medicine and Ahroscopy, 2006, Pages 532-33; Manual of Spos Medicine, 1998, Page 429