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*The incidence of femoral hernia increases with age; the peak age at diagnosis is 50 years.<ref name="pmid14533910">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hachisuka T |title=Femoral hernia repair |journal=Surg. Clin. North Am. |volume=83 |issue=5 |pages=1189–205 |year=2003 |pmid=14533910 |doi=10.1016/S0039-6109(03)00120-8 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*The incidence of | *Femoral hernia commonly affects individuals older than 40 years of age.<ref name="pmid14533910">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hachisuka T |title=Femoral hernia repair |journal=Surg. Clin. North Am. |volume=83 |issue=5 |pages=1189–205 |year=2003 |pmid=14533910 |doi=10.1016/S0039-6109(03)00120-8 |url=}}</ref> | ||
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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
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence/prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
- In [year], the incidence/prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
Prevalence
- The incidence/prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
- In [year], the incidence/prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
- The prevalence of [disease/malignancy] is estimated to be [number] cases annually.
Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate
- In [year], the incidence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [number range]%.
- The case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [disease name] is approximately [number range].
Age
- The incidence of femoral hernia increases with age; the peak age at diagnosis is 50 years.[1]
- Femoral hernia commonly affects individuals older than 40 years of age.[1]
Gender
- Females are more commonly affected by femoral hernia than men. The female to male ratio is approximately 5 to 1.[2][3][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hachisuka T (2003). "Femoral hernia repair". Surg. Clin. North Am. 83 (5): 1189–205. doi:10.1016/S0039-6109(03)00120-8. PMID 14533910.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Fitzgibbons RJ, Forse RA (2015). "Clinical practice. Groin hernias in adults". N. Engl. J. Med. 372 (8): 756–63. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp1404068. PMID 25693015.