Table 1.

The incidence of pain, discomfort different from pain, infection and a new bulge in the operated groin in relation to the type of repair (according to Bay-Nielsen et al. [3])

	Lichtenstein (n = 1.250)	Shouldice (n = 630)	Marcy (n = 732)	Total (n = 2.612)
Total Pain within previous month	316 (25.3%)	119 (18.9%)	162 (22.1%)	597 (22.9%)
Discomfort different from pain within previous month	245 (19.6%)	119 (18.9%)	122 (16.7%)	486 (18.6%)
Wound infection	37 (3%)	21 (3.3%)	20 (2.7%)	78 (3%)
New bulge in groin	80 (6.4%)	43 (6.8%)	59 (8.1%)	182 (7%)