[European practice guidelines for the treatment of inguinal hernia: a summary].

The European best practice guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia were published in 2009. Publications on this subject in international journals were updated in 2012. In patients with asymptomatic inguinal hernia or with minimal symptoms, conservative treatment is safe, but they do need to be informed that the risk for undergoing surgery increases by nearly 10% a year.

Rationale and design of the plate or pin (POP) study for dislocated midshaft clavicular fractures: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Background: To describe the rationale and design of a future study comparing results of plate fixation and Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nailing (ESIN) with a Titanium Elastic Nail (TEN) for adults with a dislocated midshaft clavicular fracture.

Methods/design: Prospective randomized multicenter clinical trial in two level 1 and one level 2 trauma centers. 120 patients between 18 and 65 years of age will be included.