Groin pulls usually involve the adductors (Longus, Brevis and Magnus), pectineus, and gracilismuscles in human patients. In dogs the injury centers on the muscles that flex the hip joint move it forward. The source of the injury in dogs is most often the iliopsoas muscle group. The iliopsoas muscle is a combination of the psoas major and the iliacus muscles.

Groin pulls usually involve the adductors (Longus, Brevis and Magnus), pectineus, and gracilismuscles in human patients. In dogs the injury centers on the muscles that flex the hip joint move it forward. The source of the injury in dogs is most often the iliopsoas muscle group. The iliopsoas muscle is a combination of the psoas major and the iliacus muscles.

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