Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that surgical repair of sports hernias using tension-free mesh and an innovative rehabilitation program can successfully return athletes to competition in 93 percent of sports hernia cases.

The researchers investigated 61 sports hernia repair surgeries and follow-up rehab programs. They found that by using tension-free mesh to strengthen and reinforce groin and lower abdominal muscles, many athletes were able to return to their sport in eight weeks.

But researchers also warned that proper treatment of sports hernias requires a multidisciplinary approach, one with sports orthopaedists, physical therapists, and surgeons.

Source: EurekAlert!