The femoral nerve in the repair of inguinal hernia: Well worth remembering

Hernia

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 384-387

  Garcia Urena M A ^a,c   Vega, V ^b   Rubio, G ^b   Velasco, M A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE PUERTO REAL   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Femoral nerve neuropathy; Inguinal hernia; Neural conduction; Surgical mesh

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RARE DISEASE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCAR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURING METHOD;

FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 31044438213     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-005-0327-9     Document Type: Article

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