title: Handlebar hernia.
abstract: A case of direct traumatic inguinal hernia resulting when a young man was thrown forward against the handlebar in a motorcycle accident is described. Three weeks earlier this patient had had an appendectomy through a McBurney incision. Two criteria for such traumatic hernias are: immediate appearance after injury; and medical confirmation.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications