title: Open tension-free hernia repair in soccer players: preservation or primary neurectomy of the ilioinguinal nerve?
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Visceral, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Charité, Campus Mitte, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zieren
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsigris
authors.forename: Charalambos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Menenakos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010146:Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*