title: [A clinical study of tension-free inguinal hernioplasty in patients with different ages].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the application of mesh and hernia ring for tension-free hernia repair in inguinal hernioplasty in patients with different ages.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 190 patients with inguinal hernia undergoing tension-free hernia repair were divided into two groups with age above and below 60 years, and the surgical effect and complications were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Tension-free hernia repair with mesh and hernia ring was superior to conventional hernia repair in terms of operative time, mean time for exercise and pain in patients above 60 years, but not in patients below 60 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical repair of inguinal hernia should be performed with individualized surgical plans.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, and Department of Anatomy, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China. xxzhangwenbin@163.com
authors.forename: Wen-bin
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhong-ping
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Guo-qing
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome