Complex Groin Injuries
Specialist care for complex groin injuries (PLAC injury/sportsman’s hernia/gilmore’s groin)
A thorough assessment
See a consultant with experience in assessing complex groin injuries and understanding how it affects your movement, comfort and everyday life.
Clear, trusted guidance
We’ll listen to your concerns, arrange any scans you need and explain the results clearly.
Care shaped around you
Together, we’ll build a treatment plan around your diagnosis, your goals and what matters most to you.
What is complex groin injury?
Complex groin injury is a term used for persistent groin pain linked to injury or weakness where the lower abdominal wall meets the pelvis. It is often associated with an injury involving sudden, intense over-stretching of the tendons at the front of the pelvis or groin, causing injury or tearing of them, usually associated with a popping sensation. Often the acute injury will settle down, but patients can still experience a nagging low grade pain preventing them from returning to their usual sporting or recreational activities.
What causes it?
There may be more than one cause or contributing factor. These can include:
- Intense twisting
- Sudden changes of direction
- Kicking and repeated loading during sport
- A strain or tear involving muscles, tendons or ligaments around the groin
- Structural problems of the hip (e.g. hip impingement)
What are the symptoms?
Everyone experiences symptoms differently, but you may notice:
- Severe groin pain when the injury occurs
- Pain that settles with rest but returns during twisting, turning or kicking
- Persistent pain that limits training or sport
- A popping noise/feeling at the time of injury
How is it diagnosed?
Assessment may involve an orthopaedic or groin specialist and a physiotherapist. A specialised MRI scan and dynamic ultrasound can help identify the structures involved and exclude other causes of pain.
We’ll explain any tests clearly and talk you through what the results mean for you.
Treatment routes for Complex groin injury
- A short period of rest and regular ice in the early stage
- Pain relief or anti-inflammatory medicine, if advised
- Rehabilitation to rebuild abdominal and inner-thigh strength and flexibility
- A gradual return to sport
Recovery goals after treatment for complex groin injuries
Goals:
Reduce pain and swelling Protect the affected area Keep moving safely as advised
Goals:
Restore comfortable movement Rebuild strength and control Return gradually to everyday tasks
Goals:
Return to suitable exercise or sport Regain confidence in your movement Continue rehabilitation or monitoring as advised
Working with hip professionals and teams
Our hip specialists support professional athletes, sports teams, active individuals and people whose work places high demands on their hips. Working closely with radiologists, physiotherapists and the wider multidisciplinary team, they provide coordinated care from diagnosis through to rehabilitation, helping each person return safely to sport, work or everyday activities.
The same specialist expertise and collaborative approach are available to every patient, whatever your activity level or recovery goals.
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Led by world-class specialists, our expert team provides advanced hip arthroscopy and preservation treatments designed to relieve pain, protect your joint health, and help you get back to active movement.
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How to pay
We offer flexible options depending on how you choose to access care at Fortius. Whichever option you choose, we’ll help make the process clear and straightforward from the start.
Private medical insurance
If your care is covered by private medical insurance, we’ll usually invoice your insurer directly. Please check your policy in advance and request an authorisation code if your insurer requires one. You’ll be responsible for paying any policy excess or costs that aren’t covered by your insurance.
Paying for yourself
You don’t need private medical insurance to access care at Fortius. If you’re paying for your own treatment, our team will explain the costs clearly and provide a personalised quote before you decide whether to go ahead.
Find a clinic near you
Fortius Clinic London
Our 79,000 sq ft, seven-story, private hospital on Wigmore Street has 39 en-suite inpatient rooms, consultation and treatment rooms, and a physiotherapy suite.
The hospital has a high-spec imaging suite fully equipped with an MRI, CT scanner and X-ray machine. There are three state-of-the-art operating theatres, two anaesthetic rooms and a recovery bay.
Fortius Clinic London has two Mako robots for hip and knee joint replacements.
- 66 Wigmore Street W1U 2SB
- 0203 195 2442
- Outpatient times are Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 8.00pm.
- Sports & Exercise Medicine
- Snow Injuries Clinic
- Tendon Clinic
- MRI Scan
- Ultrasound
- X-Ray
- Physician services
- Rheumatology
- CT Scan
- Image guided injections
- Physiotherapy
- MAKO Robotic Joint Replacement
Fortius Clinic Wimbledon
Our Wimbledon clinic houses a state-of-the-art imaging centre with a 3T MRI and X-ray scanners, Ultrasound, seven consulting rooms, two spacious waiting areas and well equipped treatment rooms all located on one level, ensuring easy accessibility for all patients.
Our partnership with Spire St Anthony’s Hospital allows us to provide orthopaedic surgery closer to our clinic. We treat a full range of conditions and perform joint replacement surgery using the latest Mako robotic assisted technology.
The building at 22 Worple Road has steps leading up to the front entrance. If you require assistance please inform us before your arrival by calling ahead on 020 3195 2442
- 22 Worple Road SW19 4DD
- 0203 195 2442
- Outpatient times are Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 8.00pm.
- Snow Injuries Clinic
- MRI Scan
- Ultrasound
- X-Ray
Fortius Clinic Marylebone
Our Marylebone Clinic is conveniently located in the historic area between Baker Street and Marylebone High Street, just off Manchester Square, home to the iconic Wallace Collection. We have seven consulting rooms, private waiting areas on each floor, well equipped treatment rooms and diagnostic imaging.
- 17 Fitzhardinge StreetW1H 6EQ
- 020 3195 2442
- Outpatient times are Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 8.00pm.
- MRI Scan
- Ultrasound
- X-Ray
- Physician services
- Rheumatology
Fortius Clinic City
Our City Clinic is conveniently located between Bank and Monument stations, within the historic and financial heart of London. At our modern, two-floor facility we have nine consulting rooms, spacious waiting areas, well equipped treatment rooms and an imaging centre.
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If you are travelling by Tube, our closest underground stations are Bank and Monument, exit 6 for King William Street.
Should you be travelling by car, the closest parking is a three minute drive away at NCP Car Park London Vintry Thames Exchange. If you are attending clinic on a weekday, please be aware that we are based in the congestion charge zone.
- 75 King William Street EC4N 7BE
- 0203 195 2442
- Outpatient times are Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 8.00pm.
- Snow Injuries Clinic
- Tendon Clinic
- Sports & Exercise Medicine
- MRI Scan
- Ultrasound
- X-Ray
- Physician services
- Rheumatology
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