APPLIED ANATOMY · PRIMARIES SURGERY

Femoral triangle anatomy → femoral hernia repair — 68F

8 decision points ~18 min Difficulty 3/5 Primaries

Setting

You are taking a Year-1 resident through the applied anatomy of the groin before an elective low approach femoral hernia repair on an elderly woman.

Patient

Mrs A, 68-year-old market trader, has a small painless right groin lump present for six months, below and lateral to the pubic tubercle. Ultrasound confirms a femoral hernia. Elective low-approach mesh repair planned under LA + sedation.

Reference stack

Bailey & Love 28e Ch 71 · Last's Anatomy 12e · Sabiston 21e Ch 43

Start cascade →

You'll be asked to decide what happens next at each step. There's no timer — take your time. The correct answer + evidence-anchored rationale is revealed after each choice.