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Recent News and Articles on the Keywords: repair + sports + hernia  Related to the article below (Last Update: 8/5/2008)


National Post
Nuggets rookie Sonny Weems has surgery to repair sports hernia
The Canadian Press, DENVER - Jul 31, 2008
DENVER ? Denver Nuggets rookie Sonny Weems had surgery Thursday to repair a sports hernia. Weems, a second-round pick who was acquired by the Nuggets on ...
Weems undergoes sports hernia surgery National Post
Nuggets' Weems undergoes surgery Sports Network
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TSN.ca
Cardinals' Duncan has successful surgery
Sports Network -
The 27-year-old underwent season-ending surgery to repair a bilateral sports hernia last September. The news ends a frustrating season for Duncan that ...
Duncan optimistic in the face of surgery MLB.com
Duncan to have surgery on herniated disk, likely done for the season ESPN
Surgery May End Season for Cards' Duncan WERC
Lake Expo
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Gallardo, Peralta undergo successful hernia surgeries
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Jul 19, 2008
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - DC United's Marcelo Gallardo and Gonzalo Peralta underwent surgeries in Munich, Germany to repair sports hernias, ...
The Good Life
Winston-Salem Journal, NC -
Last year, he was still recovering from surgery to repair a sports hernia first felt during warm-ups at the Orange Bowl. He wasn't cleared to kick or punt ...
Cardinals' Duncan has successful surgery
Kansas City Star, MO -
The 27-year-old underwent season-ending surgery to repair a bilateral sports hernia last September. The news ends a frustrating season for Duncan that ...

Providence Journal
Patriots? Ellis Hobbs shrugs off last season?s painful end
Providence Journal, RI - Aug 2, 2008
And as if the torn labrum wasn?t bad enough, there was also the sports hernia he was dealing with. But let the record show: Hobbs has missed but one game in ...
Former East Baton Rouge sheriff has died
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - Aug 3, 2008
Last September, Litchfield had surgery to repair a hernia. The 79-year-old Litchfield, a native of Meridian, Miss., and a University of Mississippi graduate ...
Matt Clement released by St. Louis Cardinals in failed comeback bid
The Canadian Press, ST. LOUIS - Aug 2, 2008
He got off to a slow start related to a sports hernia that required surgery last September and was briefly optioned to the minors to help him relocate his ...
Carr working to repair reputation with Giants
Lower Hudson Journal news, NY - Jul 30, 2008
Defensive end Osi Umenyiora (hip) and cornerback Sam Madison (sports hernia) sat out practice yesterday morning but were back for the evening session. ...

ABC News
Cards release pitcher; OF to undergo surgery
Peoria Journal Star, IL - Aug 2, 2008
He got off to a slow start related to a sports hernia that required surgery and was briefly optioned to the minors before he injured his neck and landed on ...
Major league notes Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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The sports hernia: a cause of chronic groin pain -
RG Hackney - British Medical Journal, 1993 - bjsm.bmj.com
... The remaining 13% were improved by the repair. Many of the athletes had received
other treatments without success. The sports hernia should be high on the list ...

Outcome of patients with severe chronic pain following repair of groin hernia -
CA Courtney, K Duffy, MG Serpell, PJ O'Dwyer - British Journal of Surgery, 2002 - Blackwell Synergy
... Chronic pain and quality of life following open inguinal hernia repair. Br J Surg
2001; 88: 1122? 6. ... 14 Hackney RG. The sports hernia: a cause of chronic ...

Results of inguinal canal repair in athletes with sports hernia -
A Kumar, J Doran, ME Batt, JS NGUYEN-VAN-TAM, IJ … - JR Coll Surg Edinb, 2002 - rcsed.ac.uk
... The published data provides a little information on long-term results of
open repair of sports hernia, which remains to be evaluated. ...
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Laparoscopic and conventional repair of groin disruption in sportsmen -
CJH INGOLDBY - British Journal of Surgery, 1997 - Blackwell Synergy
... hernia surgery is acceptable. In this series laparoscopic groin repair caused less
pain than conventional surgery and allowed earlier return to sport. ...

Long-Term Follow-Up of Laparoscopic Preperitoneal Hernia Repair in Professional Athletes -
A Srinivasan, A Schuricht - Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, 2002 - liebertonline.com
... fiction and treatment. Clin Sports Med 1998;17:787?793. 5. Nyhus L.
Individualization of hernia repair: A new era. Surgery 1993 ...

… transabdominal preperitoneal, total preperitoneal or Shouldice technique for inguinal hernia repair -
P Schrenk, R Woisetschlager, R Rieger, W Wayand - Br J Surg, 1996 - doi.wiley.com
... who returned earlier to physical activity and often even to sports than to ... patients
to an early return to work, irrespective of the type of hernia repair. ...

Groin pain in athletes -
KE LeBlanc, KA LeBlanc - Hernia, 2003 - Springer
... to repair the external oblique aponeurosis with neurectomy of the inguinal nerve
is the usual definitive therapy [16]. Unlike the true sports hernia, this ...

Anatomic basis of chronic groin pain with special reference to sports hernia -
K Akita, S Niga, Y Yamato, T Muneta, T Sato - Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, 1999 - Springer
... of uncertain etiology, and reported that their symptoms were improved by surgical
repair of the hernia. Subsequently, the concept of "sports hernia'' has been ...

Chronic pain after laparoscopic and open mesh repair of groin hernia -
S Kumar, RG Wilson, SJ Nixon, IMC Macintyre - British Journal of Surgery, 2002 - Blackwell Synergy
... 1 per cent of the present patients after groin hernia repair. ... a bag of groceries
or playing sports such as ... The patients with open repair were more likely to be ...

Groin pain associated with ultrasound finding of inguinal canal posterior wall deficiency in … -
JW Orchard, JW Read, J Neophyton, D Garlick - British Medical Journal, 1998 - bjsm.bmj.com
... United States, 11 26 and conti- nental Europe 2 27 28 which have made this operation
a part of standard sports medicine practice. Hernia repair for clinically ...

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Tension-Free Mesh Surgical Repair Of Sports Hernia Injuries And Rehabilitation Program Speeds Recovery
Surgical repair of athletic hernia using tension-free mesh and a standardized rehabilitation protocol are successful in returning athletes to competition, according to new research released at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine at the Telus Convention Center.

Dr. Brunt and colleagues studied the results of more than 60 athletic hernia repair surgeries to evaluate the experience of athletes undergoing tension-free mesh surgical repair using a standardized rehabilitation protocol. The investigators found a high rate of successful return to athletic competition. They also determined that the standardized rehabilitation protocol was useful in providing consistency in postoperative management and a structured approach to activity.
"Using a tension-free mesh repair and a standardized rehabilitation protocol we have successfully returned athletes to competition in more than 90% of cases," says principal investigator L. Michael Brunt, M.D., professor of surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Athletic hernia is not a true hernia in a strict sense, which is defined as a protrusion through a hole or defect in underlying tissue or lining. People with athletic hernia have exertion-related pain in the lower abdominal and groin region that is associated with deterioration of the muscle layers. Without treatment, these athletes typically cannot perform at high levels and may no longer be successful at their sport. The standardized rehabilitation protocol is more structured than what has been previously reported. Athletic trainers, physical therapists and athletes appear to have the most success when given well-structured guidelines about what can and cannot be expected or allowed at each stage after hernia surgery.

An athletic trainer for the St. Louis Blues hockey team, Ray Barile, developed the multistep, graduated program used in this study to return the athletes to activity following repair. The program starts with early ambulation and motion and works toward resistance and core muscle building while later progressing to speed and functional activities. The hope is that this program can facilitate a faster rehabilitation and return to sport.

"The three main groups of athletes who develop athletic hernias are hockey, soccer and football players. Sprinting, kicking, and skating are the activities that appear to be most problematic," explains Dr. Brunt. "The athletes we see have usually undergone an extensive period of conservative management and having failed that, should be considered for surgical repair. On average, athletes in our series had experienced symptoms for more than eight months before undergoing surgery."

Pain from an athletic hernia, or pubalgia, is in the lower abdominal region and pubic bone. Typically this pain has been unexplained for a period of time, and there are few indications of the condition in the patient's personal history, physical exam, or imaging scans. Making an accurate diagnosis often involves excluding other reasons for pain and identifying the few subtle findings that make the diagnosis.

Sports hernias have received recent media attention because several high-profile athletes, including tight end L.J. Smith of the Philadelphia Eagles, have been diagnosed with the condition. "Athletic hernia can occur in athletes who are not necessarily at the elite level and who play sports only recreationally," Dr. Brunt notes.

Tension-free mesh is used for repair of other types of hernias. With no tension on the repair, the athlete can return to play earlier than when only sutures are used. Less pain is reported in the post-operative period when the mesh is used. Using the mesh helps restore strength and stability to the area affected, allowing easier recovery.
"Other surgeons have been successful with different approaches including primary repair and repair with laparoscopic techniques," Dr. Brunt comments. "For us, tension-free mesh has resulted in a consistent return to athletic competition and earlier activity than a primary approach could yield."

Dr. Brunt says that proper management of athletes with athletic hernia requires a multidisciplinary approach including sports orthopedists, physical therapists, and surgeons. "It is important that physicians who see athletes with groin problems understand the entire spectrum of groin injuries. There are many different types of injuries that can occur, which makes it difficult to make the correct diagnosis since the imaging findings can be relatively nonspecific."

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), a world leader in sports medicine education, research, communication and fellowship, is an organization of orthopaedic sports medicine specialists, including national and international sports medicine leaders. The Society works closely with many other sports medicine specialists including athletic trainers, physical therapists, family physicians, and others to improve the identification, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports injuries. Please visit the AOSSM Web site, http://www.sportsmed.org/.

Source: Patti Davis
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
 
 
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