Causes

A groin strain is a frequent pathology encountered in 10-30% of soccer and hockey players when the contraction of the adductor muscles (more frequently in the adductor longus) is so intense to cause a tear with external rotation of the abducted leg. Such tears occur with sudden muscle contraction while accelerating (springers) or as a muscle pull with intense stretching (long distance ball kick). A groin strain is frequent in sports such as:

Ice hockey

Soccer

Football

Running, sprinting

Long jumper athletes

Gymnastic

Skiing

Horse riding