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Table 1 Characteristics of patients and hernia

From: Dermatome Mapping Test in the analysis of anatomo-clinical correlations after inguinal hernia repair

n patients

115

Age [years; mean (Range, median ± SDa)]

64.02 (22–88, 65 ± 15.13)

n. pt. ≥ 65: 60 (52.2%)

BMI [mean (Range, median ± SDa)]

25.83 (19.5–41.3, 25.3 ± 3.3)

n. pt ≥ 25: 62 (53.9%)

Radiculopathy [n]

35

Diabetes [n]

9

Reumathic disease [n]

4

Postural issues [n]

40 (heavy workers—7 knee surgery)

Previous abdominal surgery [n]

54 (29 inguinal hernioplasty)

Hernia classification (EHS)

Dimension

1

2

3

n. patients

15

55

45

Type

Lateral

Medial

n

47 (1:5, 2:20, 3:22)

68 (1:10, 2:35, 3:23)

(3 dual, 9 inguinoscrotal)