Is there a link between physical function testing and ventral hernia size?
Physical function test scores alone did not correlate with ventral hernia size in this cohort. Hernia width was not significantly associated with 5 × STS or TUG performance when analyzed as a continuous variable by EHS classification.
Authors
- Elanna K. Arhos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9829-1624)
- Ajit M.W. Chaudhari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5071-7147)
- Benjamin K. Poulose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1192-6311)
- Lai Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7248-3828)
- Savannah Mackenzie Renshaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7680-3796)
- William T. Head (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9482-979X)
- Stephanie Di Stasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6302-4147)
- Kaeley Shannon
- Divyaam Satija (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1838-6564)
- P. Edwards
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Endoscopy
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-025-12224-z
- Primary Topic
- Hernia repair and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases