Laparoscopic hernia repair enhances early return of physical work capacity

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 28-33

  Rosen, Michael ^a   Garcia Ruiz, Antonio ^a   Malm, Jennifer ^a   Mayes, James T ^a   Steiger, Ezra ^a   Ponsky, Jeffrey ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopy; Open inguinal herniorrhaphy; Physical work capacity; Treadmill testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREADMILL; WALKING; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0035119604     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200102000-00007     Document Type: Article

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