Conclusions The Doha Agreement on Terminology and Definitions of Groin Pain in Athletes reached consensus on a clinical taxonomy using three main categories. These definitions and terminology are based on medical history and physical examination to categorize athletes, making them simple and suitable for clinical practice and research. Results There was unanimous agreement on the following terminology. The classification system has three main subtitles of groin pain in athletes: ABSTRACTBackground The heterogeneous taxonomy of groin injuries in athletes creates confusion in this complicated area. Objective The “Meeting of the Doha Agreement on Terminology and Definitions of Groin Pain in Athletes” was convened to try to resolve this issue. Our goal was to agree on standard terminology with accompanying definitions. Methods A one-day unification meeting was held on 4 November 2014. Twenty-four international experts from 14 different countries participated. Systematic reviews were conducted to provide an up-to-date synthesis of current evidence on important issues related to groin pain in athletes. All members participated in a Delphi questionnaire prior to the meeting. Results There was unanimous agreement on the following terminology.

The classification system has three main sub-headings of groin pain in athletes:1. Clinical entities defined for groin pain: adductor, iliopsoas, groin and pubic pain.2. Groin pain related to the hip.3. Other causes of groin pain in athletes. Definitions are contained in this document. Conclusions The Doha Agreement on Terminology and Definitions of Groin Pain in Athletes reached consensus on a clinical taxonomy using three main categories. These definitions and terminology are based on medical history and physical examination to categorize athletes, making them simple and suitable for clinical practice and research. The AW contributor was involved in the idea, he designed and developed the process, coordinated the process, wrote the drafts and organized all the changes. Ph was involved in the idea as well as in the design, development and coordination of the project.

KT, PB and KMK participated in the design and development of the project. All authors contributed to the development of the content of the MOU by participating in the subsequent meeting or discussions. All authors provided comments at each round of writing and approved the final version for submission. The content of this statement of agreement reflects the opinions of the members of the group, and all authors have approved the final manuscript prior to its publication. The content must be updated in the future and the group intends to update it again before December 1, 2018. The explanation attempts to present a way to classify groin pain in athletes based on medical history and physical examination. It is not intended as a standard of care and should not be interpreted as such. Health care providers must continue to base individual treatments on the facts and specific circumstances of the individual case.

Results: Unanimous agreement was reached on the following terminology. The classification system has three main subheadings of groin pain in athletes: 1. Clinical entities defined for groin pain: adductor, iliopsoas, groin pain and pubic pain. 2. Groin pain related to the hip. 3. Other causes of groin pain in athletes. Definitions are contained in this document. Methods A one-day unification meeting was held on 4 November 2014.

Twenty-four international experts from 14 different countries participated. Systematic reviews were conducted to provide an up-to-date synthesis of current evidence on important issues related to groin pain in athletes. All members participated in a Delphi questionnaire prior to the meeting. Weir, Brukner, Delahunt, Ekstrand, Griffin, Khan, Lovell, Meyers, Muschaweck, Orchard & Paajanen (2015). Doha Agreement on Terminology and Definitions of Groin Pain in Athletes. We used a Delphi process to make a deal. Prior to the meeting, several authors were invited to conduct systematic reviews to provide an up-to-date synthesis of current evidence on important issues related to groin pain in athletes. These journals were presented at the conference as invited lectures and accompany this statement in this issue. In addition to the exams, all members participated in a Delphi questionnaire prior to the meeting.

This article introduces that there was agreement that hip joint pain should always be considered a possible cause of groin pain. the context and conduct of the meeting on the agreement; The first World Conference on Groin Pain in Athletes was held in Doha, Qatar, in November 2014. In the run-up to this conference, 24 experts from different backgrounds were invited to participate in the conference and the agreement meeting and are the authors of this report. Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in Doha, Qatar, hosted the agreement meeting on 4 November 2014. During the meeting, the Chairman of the Expert Group did not defend any particular terminology. The Chair was responsible for chairing the meeting on the agreement himself. Two members (AW, KMK) took note of the proposed terms and summarized them for members. Five members (WM, GV, PH, HP and PR) made short presentations for the group. Two members (RJdV, AS) also presented data on terminology currently used in intervention studies for long-term groin pain or acute groin injuries. A discussion ensued, during which a single set of terms and definitions was agreed. During the day when there were disagreements on certain points, a voting system was used. For example, on the issue of groin pain related to the groin, there was talk that the use of “groin pain” as a term could give the impression that there is an occult hernia, when there was unanimous agreement that there is no occult hernia.

The following terms and definitions were concluded unanimously. Statistical analysis Cohen`s Kappa statistics (κ) are used to indicate agreement between clinicians. .