Do Mountain Bikers have a Higher Risk of Scrotal Disorders than On-Road Cyclists?

@article{Mitterberger2008DoMB,
  title={Do Mountain Bikers have a Higher Risk of Scrotal Disorders than On-Road Cyclists?},
  author={Michael Josef Mitterberger and Germer M Pinggera and Hannes Neuwirt and Daniela Colleselli and Alexandre Pelzer and Georg Bartsch and Hannes Strasser and Johann Gradl and Leo Pallwein and Ferdinand Frauscher},
  journal={Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine},
  year={2008},
  volume={18},
  pages={49-54}
}
Objective:To sonographically investigate whether mountain bikers have a higher prevalence of scrotal abnormalities compared with on-road cyclists. Design:We studied 85 male mountain bikers (mean age: 25 years; range 17-45 years) and 50 male on-road cyclists (mean age: 23 years, range 15-46 years) with regard to scrotal findings on ultrasound (US). Setting:Medical University Innsbruck, Austria. Participants:Only males who gave a history of extensive mountain biking or on-road bicycling (2 hours… 
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