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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M. Khurram Afzal, MD [2]

Overview

Common risk factors in the development of femoral hernia include female gender, increasing age and a history of recurrent hernias.

Risk Factors

  • Common risk factors in the development of femoral hernia include female gender, history of recurrent hernias, increasing age.[1]

Common risk factors

  • Common risk factors in the development of femoral hernia include:[1]
    • Female gender
    • Increasing age
    • History of recurrent hernias

Less common risk factors

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Koch A, Edwards A, Haapaniemi S, Nordin P, Kald A (2005). "Prospective evaluation of 6895 groin hernia repairs in women". Br J Surg. 92 (12): 1553–8. doi:10.1002/bjs.5156. PMID 16187268.
  2. Lau H, Fang C, Yuen WK, Patil NG (2007). "Risk factors for inguinal hernia in adult males: a case-control study". Surgery. 141 (2): 262–6. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2006.04.014. PMID 17263984.
  3. Harrison B, Sanniec K, Janis JE (2016). "Collagenopathies-Implications for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Systematic Review". Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 4 (10): e1036. doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000001036. PMC 5096520. PMID 27826465.

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