Background: Posterior abdominal wall deficiency (PAWD) is a tear in the external oblique aponeurosis or the conjoint tendon causing a posterior wall defect at the medial end of the inguinal canal. It ...

pierces the transversus abdominis and internal oblique muscles to lie in relation to the spermatic cord under the external oblique muscle. Its passage through the two muscles is steplike or zigzag ...

The fracture involved the tensor fascia lata muscle and the external oblique abdominal muscle. It was treated by open reduction and internal fixation with two screws. The patient returned to full ...