Citation

Hunter SR, Lishnak TS, Powers AM, Lisle DK. Clin. Sports Med. 2013; 32(2): 247-254.

Affiliation

Milton Family Practice, Department of Family Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.csm.2012.12.012

PMID

23522506

Abstract

Male genital trauma is a rare but potentially serious sports injury. Although such an injury can occur by many different mechanisms, including falls, collisions, straddle injuries, kicks, and equipment malfunction, the clinical presentation is typically homogeneous, characterized by pain and swelling. Almost all sports-related male genital injury comes from blunt force trauma, with involvement of scrotal structures far more common than penile structures. Most injuries can be treated conservatively, but catastrophic testicular injury must first be ruled out. Despite being relatively uncommon compared with other sports injuries, more than half of all testicular injuries are sustained during sports.

Language: en