Scrotal Sonographic Findings in Equestrians

@article{Turgut2005ScrotalSF,
  title={Scrotal Sonographic Findings in Equestrians},
  author={Ahmet Tuncay Turgut and Uğur Koşar and Pınar Nercis Koşar and Ayhan Karabulut},
  journal={Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine},
  year={2005},
  volume={24}
}
Sports‐related injuries are among the major causes of testicular trauma. In this study, we aimed to determine sonographically whether chronic urogenital trauma during horse riding increases the prevalence of scrotal sonographic abnormalities. To our knowledge, there are no studies in the literature that have focused on this topic. 
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