Table 2

Mean duration of surgery for current techniques of femoral hernia repair

TechniqueDuration of surgery, mean min.p value
Prolene 3-dimentional patch, femoris approach13
Bard mesh, infrainguinal approach (12)40< 0.001
Prolene Hernia System, inguinal approach (13)27< 0.001
Lichtenstein mesh, inguinal approach (13)37< 0.001