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  2. Groin - Wikipedia

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    Groin. In human anatomy, the groin, also known as the inguinal region or iliac region, [1] is the junctional area between the torso and the thigh. [2] The groin is at the front of the body on either side of the pubic tubercle, where the lower part of the abdominal wall meets the thigh. [3][1] A fold or crease is formed at this junction known as ...

  3. Inguinal hernia surgery - Wikipedia

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    Inguinal hernia surgery. Inguinal hernia surgery is an operation to repair a weakness in the abdominal wall that abnormally allows abdominal contents to slip into a narrow tube called the inguinal canal in the groin region. There are two different clusters of hernia: groin and ventral (abdominal) wall. Groin hernia includes femoral, obturator ...

  4. Femoroacetabular impingement - Wikipedia

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    Click image to see video illustration of the three types. Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a condition involving one or more anatomical abnormalities of the hip joint, which is a ball and socket joint. [1] It is a common cause of hip pain and discomfort in young and middle-aged adults. [2]

  5. Inguinal hernia - Wikipedia

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    An inguinal hernia or groin hernia is a hernia (protrusion) of abdominal cavity contents through the inguinal canal. Symptoms, which may include pain or discomfort especially with or following coughing, exercise, or bowel movements, are absent in about a third of patients. Symptoms often get worse throughout the day and improve when lying down.

  6. Hernia - Wikipedia

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    18.5 million (2015) [4] Deaths. 59,800 (2015) [5] A hernia (pl.: hernias or herniae, from Latin, meaning 'rupture') is the abnormal exit of tissue or an organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides. [1] The term is also used for the normal development of the intestinal tract, referring to the retraction ...

  7. Vegan nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Vegan nutrition refers to the nutritional and human health aspects of vegan diets. A well-planned vegan diet is suitable to meet all recommendations for nutrients in every stage of human life. [1] Vegan diets tend to be higher in dietary fiber, magnesium, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin E, and phytochemicals; and lower in calories, saturated fat ...

  8. Everything you need to know about the Mayo Clinic diet - AOL

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    No snacking beside fruits and vegetables. Not too much meat or full-fat dairy. No drinking alcohol. No eating in front of the TV. No eating out. On the other hand, some healthy habits they want ...

  9. Post herniorraphy pain syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Post herniorrhaphy pain syndrome, or inguinodynia is pain or discomfort lasting greater than 3 months after surgery of inguinal hernia. Randomized trials of laparoscopic vs open inguinal hernia repair have demonstrated similar recurrence rates with the use of mesh and have identified that chronic groin pain (>10%) surpasses recurrence (<2%) and is an important measure of success.