Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 6, 2026
Application of a New Mesh Fixation Method in Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair
Published on: December 23, 2022
A general practitioner primer on groin hernias
1MBBS (Hons), BMedSc, FRACS, PhD, Professor of Surgery, University of Tasmania School of Medicine; Director, Hobart Clinical School; Consultant General Surgeon, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart. richard.turner@utas.edu.au.
Background:
Patients, particularly adult males, commonly present to general practice with groin hernias. Although rarely life-threatening, groin hernias can be associated with considerable morbidity and limitation of earning capacity. General practitioners should be equipped with a sound knowledge of the relevant anatomy, clinical findings and management principles in order to facilitate all aspects of the patient journey.
Objective:
Drawing on evidence from the literature and personal clinical experience, this article seeks to enhance understanding of groin hernias and provide information on what is considered current best practice.
Discussion:
A number of key points have been generated that will serve to inform the management of patients with groin hernias in the primary care setting.
Related Concept Videos
01:59Lagging Strand Synthesis
There are several major differences between synthesis of the leading strand and synthesis of the lagging strand. 1) Leading strand synthesis happens in the direction of replication fork opening, whereas lagging strand synthesis happens in the...
01:32PCR
02:35Replication in Prokaryotes
02:41Telomeres and Telomerase
03:01The Replisome
The synthesis of the leading and lagging strands is a highly coordinated process. To explain this, the “Trombone model” was proposed by Bruce Alberts in 1980. The DNA loop formation starts when a primer is synthesized on the parent lagging strand. The loop grows with...
02:31Replication in Eukaryotes