Table 2.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Open Versus Laparoscopic Sports Hernia Repair

Technique	Advantage	Disadvantage
Our mini-open technique	• Direct visualization of the muscle tear	• Theoretically greater pain
	• Addressing both rectus and adductor	• Potentially greater blood loss
	• Decreased risk of repair failure or reinjury
Laparoscopic techniques	• Potentially less blood loss	• Decreased visualization of pathology
	• Theoretically less pain	• Repair is often not direct and involves mesh
		• Mesh may become infected
		• Increased risk of repair failure