A Sports hernia is not a true hernia but a tear or disruption of the muscles and tendons in the groin. It typically occurs in athletes, hence the name Sports hernia. The condition is also called a Sportsman’s Hernia or Gilmore’s Groin. The latter term may be more accurate as the condition is not a true hernia. The injury may include any or all or the following:  

• a tear in the external oblique aponeurosis  
• a tear in the conjoined tendon  
• separation of the conjoined tendon from the pubic tubercle  
• separation between the conjoined tendon and inguinal ligament
• many patients have an associated injury or tear to the adductor muscle