Abstract
Core muscle injuries constitute a significant source of pain and functional impairment
among elite athletes. Understanding the anatomy and biomechanics centered at the pubic
bone joint is necessary to interpret imaging findings. Dedicated athletic pubalgia
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a crucial role in accurately diagnosing and
assessing injuries affecting the pubic plate and associated muscular attachments.
Preoperative findings can include harness muscle injury, pubic plate detachment, and/or
osteitis pubis. Various surgical approaches are used for core muscle repair, requiring
close collaboration with the referring surgeon during the interpretation of postoperative
MRI. Although postoperative MRI can indicate healing progress, its primary usefulness
lies in detecting new or exacerbated tears that may signify potential reinjury or
surgical complications.
Keywords
athletic pubalgia - rectus abdominis - pubic plate - adductor origin - secondary cleft
