TABLE 2.

Gender, hernia type, and hernia localization for 151 patients who underwent surgical treatment for incarcerated hernias

	Group 1 (Mesh-based repair) (n=112)	Group 2 (Tissue repair) (n=39)	p*
Male	93 (83%)	30 (77%)	0.3976
Female	19 (17%)	9 (23%)
Inguinal	98 (87.5%)	30 (77%)	0.1134
Femoral	14 (12.5%)	9 (23%)
Right	58 (51.7%)	24 (61.5%)	0.2923
Left	54 (48.3%)	15 (38.5%)

^*Chi-square test was used.