In this case an 18-year-old female with cerebral palsy sustained a peri-prosthetic femoral fracture adjacent to a blade plate previously inserted for a femoral varus osteotomy. The injury was treated using a long proximal humeral locking plate. The existing blade plate was removed. The fracture was reduced and held, and a 10-hole PHILOS™ plate applied with near anatomical reduction. There were ...

BACKGROUND The incarcerated appendix in the femoral hernia represents a rare clinical case that was first described by the Frenchman de Garengeot in 1731. Besides the open procedures, laparoscopy presented itself as a treatment option. CASE REPORT Our case concerns a 38-year-old patient with a right femoral hernia with an inflamed incarcerated appendix. Because of the clinically inconclusive ...

This report describes the oldest recorded patient with a transomental hernia. She illustrates several important points in dealing with internal hernias in the elderly patient.

A hernia is the protrusion of an organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides. Paediatric hernias are common developmental abnormalities which have different management from their adult equivalents. Conducting research in the management of paediatric hernias is challenging because of ethical considerations and variations in treatment practice. This artic...

Croissant de Garengeot’s hernia is a rare condition and occurs mostly in females. The presence of an appendix femoral uncommon, the appendicitis even more infrequent. hernias as incidental finding about 0.9%, incidence 0.08%-0.13%. A 49 year old woman presented emergency department with acutely painful lump her right groin. Examination revealed non-reducible, tender redness overlying skin. Intr...