THE difficulty of compiling acceptable statistics relating to the results of inguinal hernia
repair is well known. In 1951, at a large regional hospital (Whiston Hospital), a series of …

The modern operation for the repair of inguinal hernia may be said to date from 1889 and
1890, when Halsted and Bassini published their studies. It may also be said with assurance …

THIS is a review of i, 6oo consecutive operations for inguinal hernia per-formed at the Henry
Ford Hospital duringthe ten year period I920-I929. The investigation was undertaken in an …

THE LITERATURE concerning inguinal hernia is voluminous, particularly that on
embryology, anatomy and operative procedure. There have been few long term statistical …

“HISTORY”, said Henry Ford,“is bunk”. The opinion of the manufacturing magnate cannot be
turned down out of hand. If his remark was a purposive overstatement intended to free the …

* In Table I, we have included under the term" direct", that mixed type often called" saddle-
bag" or" direct-indirect", because we believe that in these cases it is the" direct" weakness …

THERE Is PoAELx no condition in which opinions differ as much as in the choice of the
operation for inguinal hernia repair. Much is written every year about the vari-ous types of …

There is no lack of recent literature on the subject of inguinal hernia, and no lack of variety in
the operations suggested for its relief. All manner of technical procedures have been …

EVALUATION of the result of the primary repair of inguinal hernia is of paramount
importance. Since this is one of the commonest conditions requiring surgical intervention in …

small in proportion to that of even less common diseases. And this is even more noticeable
when one attempts to review the literature of the very important subject of direct inguinal …