Examples of groin in the following topics:
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- A pulled groin muscle usually refers to a painful injury sustained by straining the hip adductor muscles.
- These groin muscles adduct the thigh (bring the femur and knee closer to the midline).
- The groin is innervated by the obturator nerve, with two exceptions.
- Groin pulls are a common sports injury, especially in ice hockey and soccer.
- Signs of a severe groin pull include pain while sitting or at rest and difficulty walking.
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- This leads to pain, most commonly felt in the flank (the area between the ribs and hip), lower abdomen, and groin (a condition called renal colic).
- Renal colic typically comes in waves lasting 20 to 60 minutes, beginning in the flank or lower back, and often radiating to the groin or genitals.
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- The femoral vein merges with the great saphenous vein in the groin to form the external iliac vein.
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- Patients with symptomatic nephroptosis often complain of sharp pains that radiate into the groin.
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- Although the condition typically affects the feet, it can spread to other areas of the body, including the groin, where it is called jock itch.
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- Lumbar plexus - serves the back, abdomen, groin, thighs, knees, and calves
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- The twelfth (subcostal) thoracic is distributed to the abdominal wall and groin.
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- Hernias present as bulges in the groin area that can become more prominent when coughing, straining, or standing up.
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- Lymph nodes are most densely distributed around the pharynx and neck, chest, armpits, groin, and around the intestines.
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- Humans have approximately 500-600 lymph nodes, with clusters found in the underarms, groin, neck, chest, and abdomen.