Can inguinal hernia be caused by a fractured spine?
Three patients who had suffered fractures of the body of the first lumbar vertebra reported the appearance of inguinal herniae shortly after resuming walking. It is postulated that a neurapraxia or axonotmesis of the first lumbar nerve root may weaken the conjoint tendon.
D000328:Adult; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000150:complications*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D013997:Time Factors