Inguinal hernia: medicolegal implications

Authors
Schofield, PF
Citation
Pf. Schofield, Inguinal hernia: medicolegal implications, ANN RC SURG, 82(2), 2000, pp. 109-110
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
ANNALS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND
ISSN journal
00358843 → ACNP
Volume
82
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
109 - 110
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-8843(200003)82:2<109:IHMI>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Repair of an inguinal hernia is one of the commonest operations undertaken by surgeons but the role of trauma in causing inguinal hernia is not well u nderstood. This paper does not attempt to discuss the cause of inguinal her nia but seeks to analyse the cases which may be accepted by the Courts as b eing due to trauma.