ASSOCIATION OF LOW LYING PUBIC TUBERCLE WITH INGUINAL HERNIA

This is a Case-control study which was carried out on 44 patients to find the association between a low lying pubic tubercle and the prevalence of inguinal hernia, due to a probable reduction in efficiency of shutter mechanism of inguinal canal. The Excel sheet contains the anthropometric details of the patients including the pelvimetric values. We found significant correlation between low lying pubic tubercle and the development of inguinal hernia. We conclude that early identification of the anthropometric risk factors in adulthood could help in the prediction of occurrence of hernia and thus plan for early repair.