Sports Hernia Treatment: Modified Bassini Versus Minimal Repair

Overview

Journal Sports Health

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 2014 Jan 16

PMID 24427419

Citations 5

Authors

Kostas J Economopoulos

Matthew D Milewski

John B Hanks

Joseph M Hart

David R Diduch

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Abstract

Background: The minimal repair technique for sports hernias repairs only the weak area of the posterior abdominal wall along with decompressing the genitofemoral nerve. This technique has been shown to return athletes to competition rapidly. This study compares the clinical outcomes of the minimal repair technique with the traditional modified Bassini repair.

Hypothesis: Athletes undergoing the minimal repair technique for a sports hernia would return to play more rapidly compared with athletes undergoing the traditional modified Bassini repair.

Methods: A retrospective study of 28 patients who underwent sports hernia repair at the authors' institution was performed. Fourteen patients underwent the modified Bassini repair, and a second group of 14 patients underwent the minimal repair technique. The 2 groups were compared with respect to time to return to sport, return to original level of competition, and clinical outcomes.

Results: Patients in the minimal repair group returned to sports at a median of 5.6 weeks (range, 4-8 weeks), which was significantly faster compared with the modified Bassini repair group, with a median return of 25.8 weeks (range, 4-112 weeks; P = 0.002). Thirteen of 14 patients in the minimal repair group returned to sports at their previous level, while 9 of 14 patients in the Bassini group were able to return to their previous level of sport (P = 0.01). Two patients in each group had recurrent groin pain. One patient in the minimal repair group underwent revision hernia surgery for recurrent pain, while 1 patient in the Bassini group underwent hip arthroscopy for symptomatic hip pain.

Conclusion: The minimal repair technique allows athletes with sports hernias to return to play faster than patients treated with the modified Bassini.

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