[Femoral hernia following inguinal hernioplasty]

Study of 194 cases with femoral hernias showed that in 8.25% they developed after inguinal hernioplasty. The anatomical features of the zone of the inguinofemoral junction were studied in 15 operations. The anatomical elements were weak in more than 50% of patients, triangular inguinal spaces and interligamentary spaces more than 4 cm in width were found in two thirds of patients. Operative treatment for plastic repair was accomplished with the strongest anatomical elements of this zone with restoration of their physiological directions and application of autologous dermoplasty.