This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Surgery
The primary pathology in Athletic Pubalgia is: 
Select and explain. 
A. Abdominal muscle strain, B. Rectus femoris strain, C. Gluteus medius strain, D. Hamstring strain
A: Abdominal muscle strain
Answer: A: Abdominal muscle strain 
Explanation: 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