title: Electromyographic evaluation of the inguinal region in patients with hernia of the groin.
abstract: Electromyographic studies were performed upon 25 patients prior to repair of primary inguinal hernias. Abnormality signifying partial denervation was found in only three patients and did not correlate with prior appendectomy, other abdominal operations or type of hernia. The low frequency of this abnormality in this small series of patients is taken as evidence that relative denervation does not play a significant role in the development of primary inguinal hernia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gilsdorf
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004576:Electromyography; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009121:Muscle Denervation; D012008:Recurrence