Effect of Inguinal Hernia Repair on Isokinetic Muscle Strength

The Evaluation of Trunk Muscle Strength, Quality of Life, and Neuropathic Pain Component After Two Different Inguinal Hernia Repair Techniques; A Prospective Controlled Trial

The aim of the present prospective controlled study is to compare the trunk muscle strength, quality of life and neuropathic pain component after Lichtenstein and Kugel procedures.

In this study patients underwent inguinal hernia repair will be evaluated for the effect of the surgical procedure on abdominal muscle strength.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Signed written informed consent
• Male gender (for minimizing the certain effect of gender to muscle strength)
• Patients aged 18-65 years' old
• Having no previous surgery
• Patients within six months to postoperative first year
• Ability to speak, read, and write Turkish

Exclusion Criteria:

• Infections or tumors of the spine
• Systemic bone or joint disorders (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis)
• Unstable cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases
• Polyneuropathies and musculoskeletal system diseases
• Presence of a diagnosed severe psychiatric disorder
• Presence of severe pain
• Regular exercise habit
• Recurrent operation for a hernia
• Presence bilateral inguinal hernia on concurrent femoral hernia
• If the calculated Body mass index is lower than 20kg/cm2 or over than 35kg/cm2