BME at the pubic symphysis on MRI scans in male athletes with (n=15) or without (n=43) long-standing groin pain in different sports
| Group | BME (%) | Grade of BME | |||
| 0 | I (<1 cm) | II (1–2 cm) | III (>2 cm) | ||
| Groin pain ( n = 15 ): | |||||
| Soccer (n=6) | 5/6 (83) | 1 | 1 | 2 (1 bilateral) | 2 bilateral |
| Ice-hockey(n=7) | 2/7 (29) | 5 | 0 | 1 bilateral | 1 bilateral |
| Bandy (n=2) | 1/2 (50) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Controls ( n = 43 ): | |||||
| Soccer (n=16) | 8/16 (50) | 8 | 5 | 3 (1 bilateral) | 0 |
| Ice-hockey(n=16) | 9/16 (56) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Bandy (n=11) | 3/11 (27) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
BME, bone marrow oedema.