Table 2.

Characteristics of the traumatic abdominal wall hernias and associated injuries

	N=15	%
Hernia location
Ventral	7	47
Lumbar	8	53
Abdominal wall injury grade
IV	3	20
V	12	80
Associated intraperitoneal injuries	11	73
Pancreas	1	7
Liver	1	7
Spleen	3	13
Kidney	1	7
Mesentery	4	27
Hollow viscus	9	60
Small bowel	5	33
Colon	5	33
Sigmoid colon	5	33
Rectum	1	7
Associated fractures	12	80
Spine fracture	4	27
Rib fracture	4	27
Pelvic fracture	6	40
Long bone fracture	7	47