[inguinalpete]

A bassini repair and triple neurectomy for what he diagnosed as a sports hernia. The surgical report states that all he found in the inguinal canal was that the inguinal floor muscle fibers were somewhat spread apart. He basically destroyed my inguinal canal for a minor issue. The stitches later tore out leaving a quarter sized opening. A mesh was placed to try and fix the issue. I agree with Drtowfih’s idea that the inguinal floor is not supported by the mesh, not to mention the bassini method stitches together tissues in an un-natural arrangement.

[inguinalpete]

Good intentions – they say the mesh is not tension free but that’s a lie. If you pull on any mesh there is tension, obviously. With the scar tissue ingrowth, the whole thing is much less flexible than normal tissue. My theory is that the tissue bordering the mesh is subject to the most strain. The normal tissue and the mesh tissue have different mechanical properties so the tissue bordering the mesh gets the most strain.